We crave instant success these days. If you are a really good sprinter and long jumper, you don't want to spend two or three years on a whole new set of events. You're used to doing well and it's difficult to give that up. Daley Thompson cravedaydifficult share on social
In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few. Daley Thompson competejudgesport Change image and share on social
When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. Daley Thompson crydecathlonhour Change image and share on social
It's good to be difficult to know. Too many people are too easy to know. Daley Thompson difficulteasygood Change image and share on social
I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until they're 21 or 22. Daley Thompson decathlondiscoverfind Change image and share on social
There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them. Daley Thompson feltinstanceinterchangeable Change image and share on social
There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating. Daley Thompson comedaygreat Change image and share on social
The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie. Daley Thompson liemeasurestopwatch Change image and share on social
But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it. Daley Thompson backfootballhockey Change image and share on social
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again. Daley Thompson athletebackbegin Change image and share on social
