All Daley Thompson Quotes
- Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership. Fosters
- When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up… All
- Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. Decathlon
- There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was. Which… Black
- I am only about winning and getting better. Better
- The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win. Guy
- Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one. Afford
- When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. Cried
- I am an education ambassador, mainly working with schools. Ambassador
- The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie. Inspirational
- There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have… Feeling
- I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious,… Avoiding
- But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it. Football
- Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it. Always Made
- For kids it's natural to be competitive. Competitive
- Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest. Ambition
- I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year. Best
- I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until… Decathlon
- I don't even have my own computer. Computer
- I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it. Competitive