If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early stage.

The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation.

Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.

Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.

There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city.