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
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one. Daley Thompson afforddecathletegirlfriend Change image and share on social
I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it. Daley Thompson competitivedefinelove Change image and share on social
Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities. Daley Thompson changecommunitycup 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
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
I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur, and people like myself, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Tessa Sanderson and the rest did it for the glory of winning medals for our country. Daley Thompson amateurcoecompete 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
