The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.

On the £20,000 Mercedes prizes for each winner at the World Athletics Championships in Stuttgart- Anyone good enough to win already has one.

Along with trustworthiness, consistency is the thing to look for when you surround yourself with people who can help you on your quest.

I don't always do a lot of predicting, but, when I get a really strong feeling about something, I will tell people.

That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.

How could you look more stupid than to be the guy accepting a bronze medal in gold shoes?

Be who you are in every situation.