Horror in your country is something you take a dose of to remind yourself that you are not suffering from it.
Chris CleaveThere's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.
Chris CleaveIn a few breaths' time I will speak some sad words to you. But you must hear them the same way we have agreed to see scars now. Sad words are just another beauty.
Chris CleaveIt's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker.
Chris Cleave