I'll never forget how frustrated I felt when I didn't make the team for Barcelona in 1992. — Denise Lewis Barcelona Copy Share Image
I have moved on now from athletics, but it was difficult initially after I retired. — Denise Lewis Athletics Copy Share Image
Anybody who says the Olympics is just another race is not being honest. — Denise Lewis Being Copy Share Image
I'm not very good at eating fruit, so to make sure I get my five a day I often whiz up a… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm always striving to be the best, and that works for me, but it might not be everyone's desire. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Retiring can be hard but it's nice to be in a position where I can run and feel liberated doing it. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
You think of Ingrid Kristiansen, Liz McColgan, Sonia O'Sullivan, they were all pregnant just before big wins. But you don't know. I… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
My personal trainer, she's been reading the textbooks, she doesn't want me to do too much, she says: 'Don't overheat, don't over-stretch,… — Denise Lewis Exercise Copy Share Image
Whenever we go out, we'll need to bring a car seat and tons of baby paraphernalia. In fact we're going to need… — Denise Lewis Baby Copy Share Image
I don't like to eat a big lunch, so even if I'm working I still tend to stick to sandwiches or salad. — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
You cannot just be on the go all the time. That was me. I know I have to just let it go… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
When I was running as an athlete, I'd be looking at my heart rate, monitoring when it started to peak, when it… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
As a girl, I was a member of Birchfield Harriers, who had Kathy Cook, Tessa Sanderson and Sonia Lannaman in their team.… — Denise Lewis Country Copy Share Image
Let's face it, you get home from work and what's the first thing that comes off? It's your bra, isn't it? You… — Denise Lewis Clothes Copy Share Image
People would measure you by your shape, you used to find a lot of male athletes peeling off their tops - just… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
I really wasn't well - feeling feverish then cold - so I went to the doctor to find out if I had… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Being a new mum at whatever age is testing and I think I've forgotten what it feels like. — Denise Lewis Age Copy Share Image
Sydney has such a cosmopolitan feel to it. The food is great and Australians are so friendly. — Denise Lewis Australia Copy Share Image
During my career I had been training twice a day, every day, because it was all about me. That was the job.… — Denise Lewis Career Copy Share Image
I did the long jump and hurt my foot. It was a stress fracture in the left foot, which even now, 12… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
The thing is athletes get more confidence the more they race, the more they are hitting personal targets - it just gives… — Denise Lewis Confidence Copy Share Image
As an only child you don't have many people to play with, and mum was strict about not mixing with kids on… — Denise Lewis Children Copy Share Image
When you are in a sport, there is a plan to reach for perfection in a certain week in August and it… — Denise Lewis August 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… — Denise Lewis Growing up 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 -… — Denise Lewis Day Copy Share Image
Anything that looks at sport in its entirety is my bag. It's not just about bringing back medals, it's about communities, people's… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Mum was a disciplinarian. Raising a child on your own forces you to have to keep the boundaries tight. — Denise Lewis Boundaries Copy Share Image
You can't complain about Sir Steve or Jill Halfpenny in 'Strictly Come Dancing.' But Michael Owen in 1998, that really does bother… — Denise Lewis Copy Share Image
Well, now I am retired I am doing a variety of different sports such as cycling and tennis, and I have pulled… — Denise Lewis Golf Copy Share Image
