Noureddine Quotes & Sayings

But Anja. I hear Anja's voice. Maybe I am insane. I hear her crying. I see her alone in the trees. I remember being alone and humiliated. I remember, too, the fat little boy hiding in the bathroom. And I see this man, Ariane. I see this evil man, Ariane. He laughs everyday still. He has had years of laughter. He has triumphed over the screams of others, he has triumphed with blood on his hands. And he laughs still. God has cursed us! He has either cursed us or He was never here to begin with. We've pretended God was here for our own sanity! That's the truth! We've pretended evil is punished and good is rewarded. A perfect scheme! — Sergio Troncoso

It was an extraterrestrial performance. It is very special to go below 4:50, but I believe I can do better. — Noureddine Morceli

If you want the little luxuries of life you have to be prepared to pay for them. — Harry Harrison

The new Kenyans. There are always new Kenyans. — Noureddine Morceli

When you love with your heart and soul, then you long and belong. How could there be a separation? — Debasish Mridha

Barcelona is now in the past. I was sick and boxed in, and that's understandable why I lost. — Noureddine Morceli

My real motivation is to reach 3:25 ... I am still young; I have a lot of time left in my career. — Noureddine Morceli

I think there is a lot of good in making the All-Star Team. People look at your career a little bit differently. — Frank Thomas

I am human. I am messy. I'm not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say I'm right. I am just trying - trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world, trying to make some noise with my writing while also being myself. — Roxane Gay

What Anacharsis said of the vine may aptly enough be said of prosperity. She bears the three grapes of drunkenness, pleasure, and sorrow; and happy is it if the last can cure the mischief which the former work. When afflictions fail to have their due effect, the case is desperate. — Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

I run to be known as the greatest runner, the greatest of all time. I could not eat or sleep for a week after I lost in the (1992) Olympics. I have to win or die. — Noureddine Morceli

It was wonderful to play such a part, but I was disappointed with the picture. — Herbert Lom

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record)
I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m. — Noureddine Morceli

Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering. — Noureddine Morceli

And then in life, you always have to try, and today, I may not have succeeded, but I am happy to have tried to beat my record. — Noureddine Morceli

I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent. — Noureddine Morceli

I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport. — Noureddine Morceli

When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third? — Noureddine Morceli