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. Sebastian Coe deliverdetermineeffort Change image and share on social
My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their young life to this. Their families will have given up all sorts of things to allow them to do that. Sebastian Coe athletecompetitorconcern share on social
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. Sebastian Coe athleticfrontgreat Change image and share on social
I've never sent an email in my life. My kids laugh. I often hand the phone to them and say, 'Can you text this message to somebody.' I don't even have a computer on my desk. Sebastian Coe computerdeskemail Change image and share on social
My mother was Indian, brought up in Delhi. My grandparents were born in Bow and Poplar. Sebastian Coe bearbowbring Change image and share on social
There's a difference between hurting when you lose and being a bad loser. You don't compete at the highest level of sport to feel comfortable about losing, but you behave in a civil way when it goes wrong because that is the flip side. Sebastian Coe badbehavecivil share on social
I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games. Sebastian Coe athleticbackgroundclub share on social
I have always been very good at being able to structure my time. My mother had a huge influence on me. My dad was my coach. He was a hugely influential figure. Sebastian Coe coachdadfigure Change image and share on social
I was ecstatic when we won - to host the Olympics is one of the biggest opportunities in living memory. It will help change the lives of young people and transform east London. Sebastian Coe bigchangeeast Change image and share on social
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. Sebastian Coe biaschelseahave Change image and share on social
