“But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.” IfsKidsFootballHockey Author:Daley Thompson
“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.” PeopleIfsFeelingsIndividualPerformancesAthlete Author:Daley Thompson
“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.” IfsWantFirstsSportsBeing The BestJudged Author:Daley Thompson
“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.” PeopleIfsWayRealHardGuyGamesWinningSportsAchieveWorstHard WorkDeservePrejudiceReal LifeWorst ThingsInertiaBeing PlayedWhat You Deserve Author:Daley Thompson
“I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.” IfsThinkingKnowsShouldYearsFactsJobsLawThreeGivenStuffFourCoachesFour YearsGood JobRecogniseUnspokenGood Coaches Author:Daley Thompson
“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.” IfsWantGivingYearsWellsLongTwoWholeUsedThreeDifficultEventsThese DaysInstantThree YearsCraveJumpersSprinters Author:Daley Thompson
“Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power to change communities.” IfsWorldGamesCommunityHugeInvolvedCupsOlympicsWorld CupPower To Change Author:Daley Thompson
“If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.” IfsWantGrowsProcessLeadershipSlow DownSlowing Author:Daley Thompson
“There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid'. I was who I was. Which isn't to say things haven't happened to me that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't black.” IfsTwoKidsSchoolBlackHappenedHavens Author:Daley Thompson
