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" When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you. "

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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. "

" 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? "

" I am a sportsman, and I hate politics. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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've been involved in sport right through my 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 perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential. "

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

" 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. "