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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. Its about being there at big moments, but its also just the consistency of decision making. And its routine.

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