"I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield;……" — Sebastian Coe

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• Athletics is a luxury. — Roger Bannister
• Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to… — Usain Bolt
• For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a… — Usain Bolt
• A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time. — Usain Bolt
• For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine… — Avery Brundage
• Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition. — Trishelle Cannatella
• In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
• In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball… — Parminder Nagra
• We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as… — Jesse Owens
• The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way,… — Jeffrey Archer
• Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice,… — Frank Robinson
• The biggest concern with female athletes is they don't naturally compete. And so I think a part of what we… — Anson Dorrance

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