“I didn't even know what it was when I started. But I was lucky. I found it at 16. Most people don't discover decathlon until they're 21 or 22.” PeopleKnowsFoundLuckyDecathlon Author:Daley Thompson
“I'm obsessive. I want to know the answer to how good I am. Most people aren't.” PeopleKnowsWantAnswersObsessive Author:Daley Thompson
“It's good to be difficult to know. Too many people are too easy to know.” PeopleKnowsEasyDifficult 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
“Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending too long with the physio and the doctor, I knew it was time to call it a day. But I had no preparation for being retired and I didn't know what to do.” KnowsYearsLongHardSeemsDoctorsSpendingPreparationRetiringRetiredPhysio Author:Daley Thompson
