I became a great runner because if you're a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you've got to become a great runner.

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.

Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.

Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether next week, next month or next year. The improvement was the goal. The medal was simply the ultimate reward for achieving that goal.

This is not going to be business as usual. This is business unusual

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