I don't even have my own computer.

In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few.

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

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.

I don't even have my own computer.

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.

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.