“I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.” MenWantYearsWantedBlackBeing The Best 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
“The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.” PeopleWantLongAthleteBegin AgainGood AthleteDecathlon 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
“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
“People don't want to serve apprenticeships any more. Kids expect to be paid and treated really well and all that guff before they've achieved anything. It doesn't work like that. You have to spend five or six years being relatively rubbish and put up with it. For that you don't deserve to be getting lottery money.” PeopleWantYearsWellsKidsFiveSixDeservePaidTreatedRubbishLotteryApprenticeship Author:Daley Thompson
“If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.” IfsWantGrowsProcessLeadershipSlow DownSlowing Author:Daley Thompson
