Alberto Juantorena
Alberto Juantorena
Alberto Juantorena is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth3 December 1950
CountryCuba
Alberto Juantorena quotes about
athlete competition important
The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.
athlete filling-up years
If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
world originality ridicule
Anyone who attempts anything original in the world must expect a bit of ridicule.
limits humans human-beings
You never know the limit of a human being.
country government support
Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.
athlete fighting competition
I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner.
sports champion use
In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.
strong champion want
Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.
school lessons genocide
I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.
integrity quality world
We want to promote the great quality of athletics - and maintain it's integrity - all over the world.
children family-love track
I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of.
people support done
The medal is not for yourself. It couldn't be done without the support and help of my people, runners, and coaches