Derek Clayton Professions : Olympic athlete Born : November 17, 1942 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Derek Clayton I don't think you can become an outstanding runner unless you get a certain amount of enjoyment out of the suffering. You have to enjoy absorbing it, controlling it, and - ultimately - overcoming it. Derek Clayton suffering overcoming thinking I think there's only one sensible place for a person to be at 5:30 in the morning. That's in bed. And what am I doing? I'm out running. And I completely hate this. Derek Clayton hate running morning If only more Christians read their bibles there'd be less Christians. Derek Clayton ifs christian The difference between my world record and many world class runners is mental fortitude. I ran believing in mind over matter. Derek Clayton differences class believe Similar Authors Betty Cuthbert olympic-athlete Bill Toomey olympic-athlete Brian Goodell olympic-athlete Bruce Jenner olympic-athlete Bryan Clay olympic-athlete Brutus Hamilton olympic-athlete All Authors