Gordon Pirie Professions : Runner Born : February 10, 1931 Died : December 7, 1991 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Gordon Pirie When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when an athlete feels all alone in the big world. Opponents assume tremendous stature. Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar. Gordon Pirie athlete liars running School cross country runs started because the rugby pitches were flooded. There was an alternative: extra studying. This meant there were plenty of runners on sports afternoons. Gordon Pirie running sports country Similar Authors Brendan Foster runner Alberto Salazar runner Benita Johnson runner Adrian Peterson runner Desiree Linden runner Hicham El Guerrouj runner All Authors