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. Sebastian Coe agecomfortablycondition Change image and share on social
I don't think I am a workaholic. I prefer to keep busy. It is better than the alternative. Sebastian Coe alternativebusyprefer Change image and share on social
Charlie Parker was a genius, as was Lester Young. Sebastian Coe charliegeniuslester Change image and share on social
Some people found it difficult to understand my relationship with my father, but that may have been because they couldn't get beyond their relationship with their own parents. Sebastian Coe difficultfatherfind Change image and share on social
I think I'm probably just an old-fashioned Tory. I don't wake up each morning trying to figure out what kind of Conservative I am; for me it's quite instinctive. Sebastian Coe conservativefashionfigure Change image and share on social
Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people for the better. But in the end, nothing can quite compare with winning your first Olympic gold medal. Sebastian Coe changecomparedream share on social
I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship. Sebastian Coe apprenticeshipfieldgame Change image and share on social
We need to be confident. We need not to blink. Sebastian Coe blinkconfident Change image and share on social
I know many people who are actually queasy about the idea that their kids may harbour sporting ambitions. Sebastian Coe ambitionharbouridea Change image and 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
