Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.
Daley ThompsonThe decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
Daley ThompsonSport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.
Daley ThompsonRetiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending too long with the physio and the doctor, I knew it was time to call it a day. But I had no preparation for being retired and I didn't know what to do.
Daley Thompson