To win an Olympic title when there are 205 nations taking part, you have to be super-human. You have to be superman. Lynn Davies More Quotes by Lynn Davies More Quotes From Lynn Davies There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way. Lynn Davies live-your-lifeathletesports If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving. Lynn Davies skillsathleteway You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. Lynn Davies athletewantsports You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying. Lynn Davies boardsathleteprocess Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose. Lynn Davies athletesportslife It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential. Lynn Davies perseverancekeysathlete It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly. Lynn Davies followingcoachesathlete It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught. Lynn Davies skillsknowingathlete It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. Lynn Davies life-lessonathletewinning As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman. Lynn Davies ambitionathletesports The reception and the welcome home was quite overwhelming but an indication of how much the Welsh people valued my winning in the Olympics - it was a great memory. Lynn Davies memorywelcomehomepeople The Cardiff Half Marathon has already proved itself to be one of the biggest and best road races in the U.K., and when the best athletes in the world run on the same course, the times should be spectacular. But the real beauty of this event is that ordinary runners get the chance to line up on the same start line as the best athletes in the world. Lynn Davies roadbestbeautyworld Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right. Lynn Davies jumpyousimplelong I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems? Lynn Davies youfriendshipbelievebreakfast I remember one of my first international trips to Poland. After a long, tortuous journey, we arrived at the hotel exhausted but without the team management, who had gone ahead of us from the airport in cars, checked into the best rooms, and left us with what was left. Lynn Davies bestteamjourneylong The IOC are the guardians of the Olympic ideal. Lynn Davies guardiansolympicideal My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan. Lynn Davies kencliffheroeswere If athletes are found to have taken performance enhancing drugs, then they should be banned for two years, even if they are British. Lynn Davies performancefoundtwoyears Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete. Lynn Davies ourwillwelshathlete I think a four-year ban would effectively rule out one Olympic games - a life ban is too harsh. I think everyone deserves a second chance. If you come back from missing one Olympic games and serving a four-year ban, you are a pretty determined and reformed character. Lynn Davies youchancecharacterlife
