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

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" You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying. "

" People need to have clear goals about why they are exercising, and they should consult a fitness expert to find out what kind of exercise is suitable. "

" 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. "

" It's important for me that I stay in shape, although each year it gets a little harder. "

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

" I remember one of my first international trips to Poland. After a long, tortuous journey, we arrived at the hotel exhausted but without the team management, who had gone ahead of us from the airport in cars, checked into the best rooms, and left us with what was left. "

" 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. "

" The important thing for the future is that our schools and clubs have more and better coaches and teachers to ensure that all that enthusiasm, spirit and talent is harnessed and developed. "

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

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

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

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

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

" I am delighted that Jason Gardener will be taking over from me as President of U.K. Athletics. With his competitive background in the sport as an Olympic champion coupled with his engaging personality and his experience as a board member of U.K. Athletics, he possesses all the qualities required to be a successful president. "

" 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. "

" I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems? "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" To win an Olympic title when there are 205 nations taking part, you have to be super-human. You have to be superman. "

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

" I still do cardiovascular exercises, aerobic exercises, and then strength training, as it's important to keep your muscle strength, as every decade you lose about 10% of this. "

" As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman. "

" We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics. "

" Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "