My motivation to compete was always about improving one year to the next. At 34, I realised I'd never run any quicker, so why hang on? But I love running and still run along woodland trails and beaches every few days. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Sport was an integral part of school life. The most influential teachers were not necessarily the PE teachers, but the teachers who helped me… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning,… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
I will go to my grave believing that participation is best driven by the well-stocked shop window. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
I'm probably one of the few people who can say I did all three types of state sector schooling. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early stage. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
I believed that we had to answer the question: Why are we doing this? And it wasn’t until we started to articulate, internally as… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
You hope all good athletes run on the balls of their feet. You don't want them coming down heel first. The perfect style is… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the lives of… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share
