Countries Quote by Sebastian Coe

“We have to recognise there are very few countries you will take the Games to where somebody doesn't have issues on foreign or domestic policy.” quote by Sebastian Coe — Download Open image

“We have to recognise there are very few countries you will take the Games to where somebody doesn't have issues on foreign or domestic policy.”

Sebastian Coe

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If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early stage.

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