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" We must have PE teachers and coaches who are well trained and qualified. "
Lynn Davies
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" 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
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" 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
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" 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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" 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
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" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Management
Journey
Best
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Spirit
Future
Better
" When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life. "
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Rest
Powerful
" Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right. "
Lynn Davies
Jump
Run
You
" Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level. "
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Peak
Back
Back Up
" 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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Politics
Play
Go
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Exercise
People
Need
" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "
Lynn Davies
Aspect
Important
Belief
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Thinking
Doing
Run
" It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential. "
Lynn Davies
Perseverance
Long
Enough
" It's not a bad idea to have gossip and talking points in athletics. "
Lynn Davies
Bad
Talking
Idea
" 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
Us
Now
Big
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Home
Great
Winning
" 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
" Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete. "
Lynn Davies
Will
Welsh
Our
" 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
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You
Training
" You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. "
Lynn Davies
Want
You
Got
" It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly. "
Lynn Davies
Coach
You
Telling
" 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. "
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Jump
Guy
" I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders. "
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Felt
World
Going
" You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20. "
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Were
Fitter
" 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
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Together
Today
" 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
" 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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