Im not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.

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.

We need to be confident. We need not to blink.

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.

The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions to pursue their sporting dreams in London.

Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk.

Quite simply the Games are the biggest opportunity sport in this country has ever had. It is one that we must not squander.