I'm such an odd mix of things. My grandfather was Indian: I've got more family living in India than I do in the U.K. My old man was East London. I was brought up in Yorkshire. My great-grandfather was Irish. Sebastian Coe bringeastfamily share on social
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. Sebastian Coe excitefindidentification Change image and share on social
At university level, I had an economics lecturer who used to joke that I was the only student who handed in essays on British Airways notepaper. Sebastian Coe airwaybritisheconomics Change image and share on social
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. Sebastian Coe bidcityhost Change image and share on social
My mum was critical in getting me to recognise very early on that although what I was doing was pretty serious, quite selfish, and probably to most people pretty obsessive, there actually was more to life than running quickly twice round a track. Sebastian Coe criticalearlylife share on social
I can be a bit impatient sometimes. If I'm really focusing on something, I can expect everybody to move at the same pace, and that's probably not massively endearing. Sebastian Coe biteendearexpect Change image and share on social
The Olympics are a world apart from racing for a record. You put out of your mind pretty much what anyone else doing in the race. Sebastian Coe mindolympicpretty Change image and share on social
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse, and he's one of my heroes, so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable, and they've got brains the size of golf balls. Sebastian Coe backballbrain share on social
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. Sebastian Coe characteristiccravecriticism 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
