Sport was an integral part of school life. The most influential teachers were not necessarily the PE teachers, but the teachers who… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
Ask me what makes a champion runner, and I will tell you it helps to have the great good sense to choose… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I have always been very good at being able to structure my time. My mother had a huge influence on me. My… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse, and he's… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I think I'm probably just an old-fashioned Tory. I don't wake up each morning trying to figure out what kind of Conservative… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
My mum was critical in getting me to recognise very early on that although what I was doing was pretty serious, quite… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I will go to my grave believing that participation is best driven by the well-stocked shop window. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I'm probably one of the few people who can say I did all three types of state sector schooling. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing. — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
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 Image
