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

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

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.

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

When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up sport.

Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.