Mum was a disciplinarian. Raising a child on your own forces you to have to keep the boundaries tight. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
It sounds precocious, but I knew that I had to listen to my own inner voice and ignore what everyone else was… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
When I was an athlete I never listened to music because I was constantly so engaged with my own self and body. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
You have to find space in your own mind to completely focus on the job at hand. That's the only way to deal with… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I used to race up all the time and started cross-country from about the age of six. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
The initial feelings when you step into the Olympic arena representing your country, your community, representing yourself can be really overwhelming. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
In heptathlon, if one day goes extremely well, you've got to go to bed and start the next one completely fresh - lose what… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I have this one room - it has a TV, a sofa, some candles. I close the door, sit down and lose myself. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Growing up in a terraced house in Wolverhampton, just me and my mum, I don't know where I got my love of sport from. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I love 'I'm A Celebrity...' and those kinds of things. But sometimes I find reality stuff a bit distasteful. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Success breeds success and the more you are around a healthy and thriving athletics team, the more the people who only think they can… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Sydney has such a cosmopolitan feel to it. The food is great and Australians are so friendly. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
