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Zatopek was a perfect stranger to deception. He was honesty incarnate. But his style of running, which was alarmingly peculiar and awkward, to say the least, fooled runners and spectators alike. One European coach observed: "He runs like a man who has just been stabbed in the heart."

From:Sri Chinmoy,Emil Zatopek: earth's tearing cry and Heaven's beaming smile, Agni Press, 1980
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