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| Sir Roger Bannister reveals Parkinson's disease battle | Sir Roger Bannister reveals Parkinson's disease battle |
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| Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes, has revealed he has Parkinson's disease. | |
| Sir Roger, 85, made sporting history with his landmark run at Oxford's Iffley Road track on 6 May 1954. | Sir Roger, 85, made sporting history with his landmark run at Oxford's Iffley Road track on 6 May 1954. |
| The former neurologist said: "I am having troubles with walking. Ironically, it's a neurological disorder - Parkinson's disease." | The former neurologist said: "I am having troubles with walking. Ironically, it's a neurological disorder - Parkinson's disease." |
| He was diagnosed with the condition three years ago. | He was diagnosed with the condition three years ago. |
| 'Gentle irony' | 'Gentle irony' |
| Sir Roger said: "I have seen, and looked after, patients with so many neurological and other disorders that's I am not surprised I have acquired an illness. | Sir Roger said: "I have seen, and looked after, patients with so many neurological and other disorders that's I am not surprised I have acquired an illness. |
| "It's in the nature of things, there's a gentle irony to it. | "It's in the nature of things, there's a gentle irony to it. |
| "I am being well looked after and I don't intend to let it interfere - as much as I can. | "I am being well looked after and I don't intend to let it interfere - as much as I can. |
| "Just consider the alternatives - that is the way I look at it. One of my pleasures in life, apart from running, has been walking. Intellectually I am not [degenerating] and what is walking anyway?" | "Just consider the alternatives - that is the way I look at it. One of my pleasures in life, apart from running, has been walking. Intellectually I am not [degenerating] and what is walking anyway?" |
| Sir Roger shocked the world when he ran a mile in 3:59:04 and became the first person to break the four-minute-mile barrier. | Sir Roger shocked the world when he ran a mile in 3:59:04 and became the first person to break the four-minute-mile barrier. |
| Six decades on, he has warned that a breakthrough in the fight against Parkinson's could still be some way off. | Six decades on, he has warned that a breakthrough in the fight against Parkinson's could still be some way off. |
| "I know quite a lot about it and have treated a lot of people with it," he said. | "I know quite a lot about it and have treated a lot of people with it," he said. |
| "I am aware of all the research that's been done. I think it will take some time before there is a breakthrough, but the management and drug treatments and are improving all the time." | "I am aware of all the research that's been done. I think it will take some time before there is a breakthrough, but the management and drug treatments and are improving all the time." |