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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Success in sport is based on you thinking you are doing something to gain that edge, but if I wanted that little bit extra, I would go and run up sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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" I saw what politics did to the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and I would defend the right of a sportsman to go and play and perform where they want. "

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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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