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  Sir Roger Bannister  What was the background of this race that
made such history, and broke the four-minute mile?  Sir Roger
Bannister: Well, the world record had been stopped for eight
years, so there hadn't been any progress. That was why people
said, "Well, maybe it can't be done. Is it a psychological or
physical barrier?" But