Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
When you're walking into the stadium, you just say to yourself, 'the 100m is the same anywhere, the shot put is the same weight… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm obsessive. I want to know the answer to how good I am. Most people aren't. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win. — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
