I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time.
I don't mind being a professional. As an athlete you are a role model, people are watching what you wear, listening to everything you say..
The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from pla….
People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures..
The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing in the world, is sur….
When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into that magical thing..
You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really ….
You do it for the highs, when you're totally engrossed and everything's flowing and whatever you want, you get. It's like magic. That's why you play ….
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete..
It's not a break until you hold your serve..
I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it..
When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that the likes of Ron have put into ma….
Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and are getting Lottery funding, ….
I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works..
My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority..
I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we ….
Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be….
I know what it takes to get to the top..
He looked at her Something Turned cancerous He was in love..
I really feel like that concept of enjoying the now and not worrying about the future is what my coach has been trying to teach me for 14 years - and….
All I do is make photos. It's my life..