Alberto Juantorena Quotes

And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, it's very important to have a policy for educating against doping.
Alberto Juantorena

Good, Important, Hard

In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.
Alberto Juantorena

Champions, Promote, Cuba

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.
Alberto Juantorena

Life, Important, Able

Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.
Alberto Juantorena

Life, Strong, Champion

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.
Alberto Juantorena

After, Fighting, Sure

I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.
Alberto Juantorena

Education, School, Involved

I love music, and outside of work my family keeps me very busy, I have five children to keep track of.
Alberto Juantorena

Love, Music, Work

I run in practically every single road race in my country, 5k, 10k just to promote the sport.
Alberto Juantorena

Single, Country, Road

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.
Alberto Juantorena

Career, Keep, Risk

My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games.
Alberto Juantorena

Society, Country, Whatever

Then I received support from the Government to compete for my country, and to represent Cuba in competition.
Alberto Juantorena

Government, Country, Support

We are just not made up to be middle distance runners.
Alberto Juantorena

Made, Distance, Middle

We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.
Alberto Juantorena

Why, Start, Follow

We need to be aware of all aspects: To check how they travel, how they eat, the competition conditions.
Alberto Juantorena

Travel, Eat, Aware

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.
Alberto Juantorena

Future, Once, Sure

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.
Alberto Juantorena

Great, Integrity, Qualities

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Nationality: Cuban

Born: December 3, 1950

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