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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. "

Lynn Davies

Skills

Knowing

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

" 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. "

Lynn Davies

Now

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

Lynn Davies

Training

Skill

" The IOC are the guardians of the Olympic ideal. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

Lynn Davies

I Am

Politics

" I played rugby in the winter, cricket in the summer, and for a brief period was on the books at Cardiff City. Athletics was only sports day for me. In fact, I never really liked it. I was never too keen on a sport that didn't have a ball at your feet. "

Lynn Davies

Day

Sports

" 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. "

" If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" People like Ellie Simmonds, David Weir, and Hannah Cockroft have become superstars alongside the likes of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis. I think it has changed attitudes to disability. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "

" 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. "

" When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you. "

" 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. "