As soon as you meet him, you understand he is sincere, he is real and he is passionate. He's willing to take the heat no matter how hot it gets — and he will not back down.

Frankly, unless he has the courage to stand up and live up to his oath of office to enforce the laws, I think it's wonderful. We're better off without him as chief of police. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

You can tell by watching him that he's a lot more seasoned and has a lot more poise than the other guys. He has a little more confidence in what he's doing right now even though he's only been here a short time.

The biggest fragility in a project is often just the inability to be able to explain to people why you are doing it, and when you're going to do it, and what's going to happen.

Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people for the better. But in the end, nothing can quite compare with winning your first Olympic gold medal.

They were written in the early '90s when I was strapped for cash.