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Γιάννης Κούρος & Ελληνική Ιστορία

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Uploaded by on May 21, 2007

Yiannis Kouros, world's greatest ultrarunner with 152 unbreakable world records explains the impact of his national identity, history and ancestors' heritage on his phenomenal athletic achievements.

"I carry a big legacy when I run. I feel that the heroes of the greek independence war of 1821 and of ancient greece are with me. They are inspiring me, encouraging me. This is something other runners probably don't have. If I wasn't greek I wouldn't have achieved all these things in my career.
My records can be accounted to a big extend to Greece and its history. I feel just like our ancestors, our heroes are living with me, inside me.

The greek flag is a uplifting stimulus for me.
When I am at the brink of a record, if I grab the flag, I can run a kilometer in 4' instead of 5 or 6. I wave the flag, sing epic songs and fly..."

Read also: http://www.lehigh.edu/dmd1/public/www-data/yiannis.html

Ο κορυφαίος υπερμαραθωνοδρόμος όλων των εποχών, ο Γιάννης Κούρος, με 152 ακατάρριπτα παγκόσμια ρεκόρ, μιλά για την αξία και τη σημασία της πατρίδας, της κληρονομιάς, της Ελληνικής ιστορίας, των προγόνων και της Ελληνικής σημαίας για την προσωπική του πορεία και τις αθλητικές επιδόσεις του.

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  • Is it possible for you to add english subtitles?

  • I would try if you'd suggest a quick way to do this... ;-)

  • Well, you can just put it in the description. The easiest way :)

  • I did - check out the updated description. Thank you. :)

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  • Yiannis Kouros is the Greatest Athlete. A super feeling comes when I see his video. Thanks a lot to upload it on youtube. -Arun Kumar from India

  • this guy says that he is inspired by his ansectors and he brought up an expamle of an ancient mailman fidipidis who went from athens to sparta and back asking for reenforcments on foot.when he runs he feels his ansectors runing with him.noone has bit this guy,he runs like horse lol

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  • @kamran30 Οταν δεν θα ζουν ουτε τα τρισεγγονα σου φιλε

  • Ποιάς ψυχοσύνθεσης άνθρωπος μπορεί να βάλει dislike και γιατί ? Το σίγουρο είναι πως το έβαλε κάποιος με ελληνικη αστυνομική ταυτότητα και όνομα Ελληνικό.

  • !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Αδιαφορία και υποκρισία απο την πολιτεία και απο τα ΜΜΕ για έναν απο τους μεγαλύτερους Ελληνες αθλητές που έχουν υπάρξει. Άξιος....

  • @kamran30 

  • @kamran30 

  • @kamran30 TI ENNOEIS

  • 152 pagosmia rekor !!!!!! pano apo ola h Ellada ....kairos na ton mathei i nea genia kai na papsoyme na asxoloumaste me ....midenika...

  • ΤΡΕΜΕ ΚΟΥΡΕ.. ΤΟ 20 ΚΑΙ 25 ΤΟΥ ΣΠΑΡΤΑΘΛΟΥ ΘΑ ΤΟ ΣΠΑΣΟΥΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΑ. ΔΕΝ ΘΑ ΤΟ ΠΙΣΤΕΥΕΙΣ..!

  • ΚΑΙ ΟΜΩς.. ΜΑΣ ΠΙΑΝΗ ΘΛΙΨΗ..

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