It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise. — 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 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support… — 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
