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

It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.

Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.

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.

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

If you lived in Sheffield and were called Sebastian, you had to learn to run fast at a very early stage.

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.