When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.
Daley ThompsonEven if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.
Daley ThompsonPeople 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.
Daley ThompsonLos Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive.
Daley ThompsonI think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.
Daley Thompson