Colin Jackson

When you've sustained a bad Achilles injury you can't even hop, and if you can't hop powerfully then you can't hurdle or…

— Colin Jackson

You need to give yourself a fighting chance on this planet. Health, fitness and cooking good food for yourself are the few…

— Colin Jackson

Sport is the place where people come together from all creeds and colours to really celebrate their performance ability.

— Colin Jackson

You break a world record and then you plateau. You know you won't get any better, so you're training for improvement but…

— Colin Jackson

I think you judge a runner by the way they inspire you. The person who inspired me the most was Edwin Moses,…

— Colin Jackson

Everyone makes mistakes - you must learn how to deal with them.

— Colin Jackson

I had great medical back-up and a great coach, Malcolm Arnold, who always took care to condition me very well. He could…

— Colin Jackson

Book in relaxation time as you would book in everything else. Back in the day, as an athlete, that was important.

— Colin Jackson

When you spend all of your adult life doing something and suddenly that stops, you think: how am I going to earn…

— Colin Jackson

Whoever you are, you must have your own personal value. Only get involved in products or events that you believe in. Definitely…

— Colin Jackson

The first thing I would advise anybody running in winter to invest in is a woolly hat.

— Colin Jackson

Athletics really was my secondary sport, cricket was my first love.

— Colin Jackson

When you know you're in good form you never feel under pressure; you know all you've got to do is go out…

— Colin Jackson

My grandmother was from Panama. It's a very vibrant place, the Spanish influence is very apparent. It's interesting to see the contrast…

— Colin Jackson

When I started earning money as a teenager, I gave some to my parents so that I wouldn't spend it straight away.…

— Colin Jackson

When people think of the 100m they think about Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson or maybe Maurice Greene. When people think of the…

— Colin Jackson

My biggest vice is having bought solid gold watches over the years. I concentrate on brands like Cartier and Tag Heuer. I…

— Colin Jackson

I loved all sports, but sprint hurdles came naturally to me. There was something a bit arty about hurdling, which I thoroughly…

— Colin Jackson

I'm the first to admit that I have never been the greatest team player.

— Colin Jackson

Although Jamaica and Panama are great places to visit I could never call them home.

— Colin Jackson

An Achilles injury stops you perfecting things.

— Colin Jackson

I'm a big fan of South Wales, but North Wales isn't too bad either.

— Colin Jackson

If you can't have fun you won't work hard, and if you don't work hard you won't get the benefit of your…

— Colin Jackson

A 10,000m race is like a chess game and you are watching, wondering what's going on and what's going to happen.

— Colin Jackson

For Usain it's about picking his races wisely. I know his management agency very well and his coach and management have a…

— Colin Jackson