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" It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly. "
Lynn Davies
Coach
You
Telling
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" Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right. "
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" It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. "
Lynn Davies
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Either
Life
" We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics. "
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Top
Great
" 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. "
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" You can exercise right through to your 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s. "
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Through
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" I've been involved in sport right through my life. "
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Right
My Life
" You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20. "
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" One of the top political issues of the day is how to combat young people not being active anymore. "
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" It's not a bad idea to have gossip and talking points in athletics. "
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Bad
Talking
Idea
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
You
Independence
Government
" If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British. "
Lynn Davies
British
Two
Performance
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Who
Jump
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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. "
Lynn Davies
Listen
Saying
Process
" My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan. "
Lynn Davies
Ken
Cliff
Heroes
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Positive
Together
Today
" 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. "
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End
Top
Right
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Effort
Focus
Team
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Think
Become
Disability
" 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
Me
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Important
You
Training
" 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
Me
" I am a sportsman, and I hate politics. "
Lynn Davies
Am
I Am
Politics
" 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
Learn
" It's important for me that I stay in shape, although each year it gets a little harder. "
Lynn Davies
Little
Stay
Year
" To win an Olympic title when there are 205 nations taking part, you have to be super-human. You have to be superman. "
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Part
Title
Win
" 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? "
Lynn Davies
Friendship
Breakfast
Believe
" It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential. "
Lynn Davies
Perseverance
Long
Enough
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Achieving
You
Way
" 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. "
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World
Marathon
Run
" 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. "
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I Am
Experience
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