Sebastian Coe Quotes

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Sebastian Coe

Profession : Politician

Birth : September 29, 1956

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.

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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.

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

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I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative.

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I will go to my grave believing that participation is best driven by the well-stocked shop window.

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Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk.

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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.

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During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year.

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The characteristic shared by people at the top of their profession is that, to get better, they crave criticism. Most people don't like criticism, but if you are trying to shave two tenths of a second at 800 metres, that is what you crave.

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I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.

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To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

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World records are only borrowed.

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I'm 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.

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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.

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We need to be confident. We need not to blink.

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

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The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions to pursue their sporting dreams in London.

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The great thing about athletics is that it's like poker sometimes: you know what's in your hand, and it may be a load of rubbish, but you've got to keep up the front.

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I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

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Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.

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