Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of.

Blink and you miss a sprint. The 10,000 meters is lap after lap of waiting. Theatrically, the mile is just the right length: beginning, middle, end, a story unfolding.

To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering the best Games for athletes to compete in, by showcasing London's unmatched cultural wealth and diversity and by creating a real and lasting legacy.

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

The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.

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.