Lynn Davies Quotes

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Lynn Davies

Profession : Athlete

Birth : May 20, 1942

You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20.

Lynn Davies

I still do cardiovascular exercises, aerobic exercises, and then strength training, as it's important to keep your muscle strength, as every decade you lose about 10% of this.

Lynn Davies

We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport.

Lynn Davies

People like Ellie Simmonds, David Weir, and Hannah Cockroft have become superstars alongside the likes of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis. I think it has changed attitudes to disability.

Lynn Davies

We must have PE teachers and coaches who are well trained and qualified.

Lynn Davies

The important thing for the future is that our schools and clubs have more and better coaches and teachers to ensure that all that enthusiasm, spirit and talent is harnessed and developed.

Lynn Davies

When you win an Olympic gold, it is such a powerful feeling that stays with you for the rest of your life.

Lynn Davies

I felt I was never going to beat Igor Ter-Ovanesyan or Ralph Boston because they were the joint world record holders.

Lynn Davies

It was not about the guy who could jump the furthest; it was about the guy who could jump the furthest on that particular day in the worst conditions of any Olympic long jump final.

Lynn Davies

When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you.

Lynn Davies