I might have to consider coaching- I'm getting too old to be a world class runner and my mind isn't gone enough to become an official.

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

I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.

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.

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.

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