My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their young life to this. Their families will have given up all sorts of things to allow… — 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
