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