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" You can exercise right through to your 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s. "
Lynn Davies
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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. "
Lynn Davies
Politics
Play
Go
" You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20. "
Lynn Davies
Than
Were
Fitter
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Who
Jump
Guy
" It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. "
Lynn Davies
Lessons
Either
Life
" 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
Independence
Government
" It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly. "
Lynn Davies
Coach
You
Telling
" Belief is such an important aspect of sport. "
Lynn Davies
Aspect
Important
Belief
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Listen
Saying
Process
" When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life. "
Lynn Davies
You
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
" When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you. "
Lynn Davies
Suddenly
You
Win
" One of the top political issues of the day is how to combat young people not being active anymore. "
Lynn Davies
Young
Political
People
" 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
" We must have PE teachers and coaches who are well trained and qualified. "
Lynn Davies
Who
Coaches
Teachers
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Achieving
You
Way
" 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
" We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport. "
Lynn Davies
Young
People
Inspiration
" 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
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Effort
Focus
Team
" 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
" I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders. "
Lynn Davies
Felt
World
Going
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
Think
You
Chance
" 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
Important
You
Training
" Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete. "
Lynn Davies
Will
Welsh
Our
" 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
Positive
Together
Today
" 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
" You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. "
Lynn Davies
Want
You
Got
" 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. "
Lynn Davies
I Am
Experience
Champion
" If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British. "
Lynn Davies
British
Two
Performance
" We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics. "
Lynn Davies
Focusing
Top
Great