The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation.

Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.

I believed that we had to answer the question: Why are we doing this? And it wasn’t until we started to articulate, internally as an organisation, that it was about using the Games to inspire young people to participate in sports that we each understood what we had to do.

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

It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering the best Games for athletes to compete in, by showcasing London's unmatched cultural wealth and diversity and by creating a real and lasting legacy.

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.

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.