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.

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.

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.

The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation.

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.

World records are only borrowed.

Tomorrow is another day, and there will be another battle!