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" Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete. "

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" It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught. "

" It is almost impossible to divorce sport from politics, but sport is such a positive factor in today's society - there is nothing else which will bring so many people together in that atmosphere. "

" There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way. "

" If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British. "

" Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose. "

" I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders. "

" We must have PE teachers and coaches who are well trained and qualified. "

" You can exercise right through to your 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s. "

" I had jumped about 6.40 metres with no training, no run-up, and certainly no skill, when this big, good-looking guy came up to me and told me I could be great. "

" One of our targets as a country is to now work very closely with the Commonwealth countries - they could become a very big market for us. "

" You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20. "

" It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. "

" It was not about the guy who could jump the furthest; it was about the guy who could jump the furthest on that particular day in the worst conditions of any Olympic long jump final. "

" We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport. "

" My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan. "

" I am a sportsman, and I hate politics. "

" It's not a bad idea to have gossip and talking points in athletics. "

" I think a four-year ban would effectively rule out one Olympic games - a life ban is too harsh. I think everyone deserves a second chance. If you come back from missing one Olympic games and serving a four-year ban, you are a pretty determined and reformed character. "

" Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right. "

" It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential. "

" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "

" I've been involved in sport right through my life. "

" There's so much hard work, dedication, and focus goes in from not just the athletes but from the coaches, officials, governing bodies, and Sport Wales. It's a real team effort, and it's rightly called Team Wales. "

" The reception and the welcome home was quite overwhelming but an indication of how much the Welsh people valued my winning in the Olympics - it was a great memory. "

" When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life. "

" The Cardiff Half Marathon has already proved itself to be one of the biggest and best road races in the U.K., and when the best athletes in the world run on the same course, the times should be spectacular. But the real beauty of this event is that ordinary runners get the chance to line up on the same start line as the best athletes in the world. "

" There are a lot of kids coming in to athletics, but there is also a big drop-out rate. We've got it right at the top end, but we have to maintain the base of the pyramid. "

" It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly. "

" U.K. Athletics needs to develop a financial independence so it no longer has to be subject to the whim of politicians. If you are reliant on government, there is a big problem. "