I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training.

I don't even have my own computer.

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.

Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.

I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.