Daley Thompson Quotes

“I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training.”

“Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.”

“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.”

“Sport fosters many things that are good teamwork and leadership. ”

“If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.”

“The world is your lobster!”

“Don't try to be the next J.K. Rowling. Just try to be the first you.”

“Keep Moving...Move forwardLet go Give inDecideand just DoProgress every dayAnd make one step forward no matter what's in your wayKeep moving, till one day you wake up and you're there.”

“I've decided that there isn't much difference in the way we treat our siblings and the way we treat our special someones. But at the end of it all we know our siblings have to forgive us...or they'll never be able to borrow our car.”

“Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.”