A month earlier,twenty-six year old Zamperini had been one of the greatest runners in the world, expected by many to be the first to break the four-minute mile, one of the most celebrated barriers in sport.

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It was impossible-- doctors and scientists showed, runners, athletes, the top-ones in the world proved that the doctors were right.

那是不可能的，医生和科学家证明了，跑手，运动员，世上顶尖选手证明了医生们是对的。

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But Roger Bannister continued to train and work hard, not harder than the rest of the runners, but as hard as the top runners in the world.

但Roger，Bannister坚持苦练，不比别的跑手练得更苦，但和世上别的跑手一样苦练。

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"There are no supersecret workouts out there, " says Burfoot, now an editor at large for Runners World.

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Mr. Pistorius went on to become one of the fastest runners in the world for the 400 meters distance.

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