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.

I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls.

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.

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.

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

I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.

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.