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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. "

Lynn Davies

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" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

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

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

" 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. "

Lynn Davies

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" 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. "

" One of the top political issues of the day is how to combat young people not being active anymore. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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