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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. "

" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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