I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year. Daley Thompson More Quotes by Daley Thompson More Quotes From Daley Thompson Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership. Daley Thompson good-team teamwork sports The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win. Daley Thompson guy winning thinking I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it. Daley Thompson Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills. Daley Thompson favour weakness skills 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. Daley Thompson hard-work real sports What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my best qualities is that I used whatever other people found to be an adverse thing to be a positive thing for myself. Daley Thompson quality facts people If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process. Daley Thompson slow-down leadership want During a photo-call with fellow Olympic gold medallist Duncan Goodhew- Pity Steve Ovett didn't show up. Then we could have had the good, the bald and the ugly. Daley Thompson gold inspirational funny When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours. Daley Thompson inspirational men funny Los Angeles was great fun because it was the polar opposite of Moscow in 1980. It was sunny and bright, lots of colours around, whereas Moscow was dark and oppressive. Daley Thompson dark opposites fun I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes. Daley Thompson dining athlete games Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest. Daley Thompson champion different ambition There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating. Daley Thompson would-be years thinking You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application. Daley Thompson forethought application champion People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them. Daley Thompson athlete feelings people I don't even have my own computer. Daley Thompson computer my-own Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one. Daley Thompson girlfriend inspirational funny Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds. Daley Thompson mind sports people I am an education ambassador, mainly working with schools. Daley Thompson ambassadors school In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have come tenth and be judged against everyone than come first and be judged against just a few. Daley Thompson want sports firsts
