Daley Thompson quote: "I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training."

In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletic...
DALEY THOMPSON

We live in the best place on earth but at times the worst.
DALEY THOMPSON

But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.
DALEY THOMPSON

Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be th...
DALEY THOMPSON

I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after...
DALEY THOMPSON

Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to cat...
DALEY THOMPSON

When I lost my decathlon world record I took it like a man. I only cried for ten hours.
DALEY THOMPSON

Even if you've been involved in a World Cup, the Olympics is huge. Only the Games has the power ...
DALEY THOMPSON

I am only about winning and getting better.
DALEY THOMPSON

I'm obsessive. I want to know the answer to how good I am. Most people aren't.
DALEY THOMPSON

Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my care...
DALEY THOMPSON

Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything...
DALEY THOMPSON

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.
DALEY THOMPSON

If you're not in it you can't win it.
DALEY THOMPSON

We crave instant success these days. If you are a really good sprinter and long jumper, you don'...
DALEY THOMPSON

People don't want to serve apprenticeships any more. Kids expect to be paid and treated really w...
DALEY THOMPSON

I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you ...
DALEY THOMPSON

Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon r...
DALEY THOMPSON

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't affo...
DALEY THOMPSON

I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.
DALEY THOMPSON

I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur...
DALEY THOMPSON

I tend to eat vegetables only when I'm with the kids and the rest of the time, I'm a bit sla...
DALEY THOMPSON

Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to im...
DALEY THOMPSON

If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - a...
DALEY THOMPSON

Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.
DALEY THOMPSON

What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my...
DALEY THOMPSON

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

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to ...
DALEY THOMPSON

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes...
DALEY THOMPSON

There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much...
DALEY THOMPSON

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individ...
DALEY THOMPSON

I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hour...
DALEY THOMPSON

Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.
DALEY THOMPSON

Delhi's response to the event was brilliant. The city came out fantastically to take part and also c...
DALEY THOMPSON

Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford l...
DALEY THOMPSON

Frankly I don't follow Indian athletics to a great extent but I do know that it has started to pick ...
DALEY THOMPSON

She should have stuck with him.
DALEY THOMPSON

Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it.
DALEY THOMPSON

It's good to be difficult to know. Too many people are too easy to know.
DALEY THOMPSON

There were only ever two black kids at my school. I never considered myself to be 'a black kid&#...
DALEY THOMPSON

In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have...
DALEY THOMPSON

I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.
CASS DALEY

Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't been able to find anybody who'll take wh...
CASS DALEY

We believe the league dealt with the matter quickly, decisively and appropriately - and did not feel...
BILL DALEY

We are pleased that the Bush campaign has agreed to meet wit the bipartisan Commission on Presidenti...
BILL DALEY

upset with mistakes Bush made, upset with his behavior.
BILL DALEY

Not now! I'm spinning.
BILL DALEY

At this point, what we are looking at is people who may have some direct connection with the terrori...
BILL DALEY

I thought it was a good, informative, positive debate,
BILL DALEY

I think his religion has no impact whatsoever on his ability not only to be a great vice presidentia...
BILL DALEY

They can use those surpluses to protect their market position.
BILL DALEY

The proposal was just a reiteration of what the secretary of state laid out yesterday. It truly was ...
BILL DALEY

Let the count begin not just of the votes not counted in Miami Dade, but as the court so wisely rule...
BILL DALEY

We understand that the Steelworkers might have one or two horses in this race. We appreciate their s...
BRIAN DALEY

We have been trying to do everything we can to get a contract.
BRIAN DALEY

Now is the time to really watch your behavior.
BRIAN DALEY

The company officially announced that we were locked out.
BRIAN DALEY

Unfortunately, the company decided to do something like this.
BRIAN DALEY

In the beginning, even before we had a chance to have serious talks, they began making preparations ...
BRIAN DALEY

This vote demonstrates that the AEIF stands united in its determination to secure an equitable labor...
BRIAN DALEY

We have heard our members. We hope that AK Steel begins listening.
BRIAN DALEY

I'm impressed with the turnout and the amount of support.
BRIAN DALEY

We are extremely disappointed that we have been forced to make this decision. We don't believe the c...
BRIAN DALEY

There are some great divers in Europe and I'm really excited about going to Eindhoven.
TOM DALEY

A process that dooms an otherwise normal embryo to later demise
GEORGE DALEY

They demonstrate that you can isolate the equivalent embryonic stem cells by alternative methods tha...
GEORGE DALEY

More voted for Al Gore than Gov. Bush,
WILLIAM DALEY

Kevin has taken steps and sometimes leaps and bounds to establish himself as a starting quarterback ...
JIM DALEY

Gilles Colon led CIS in returns prior to coming here so it's not a new thing to him but it is a new ...
JIM DALEY

I think the real reason for my improvement is because I had such a long period in the off-season jus...
TOM DALEY

[Arthur Daley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist of the New York Times, expressed an opinion that...
ARTHUR DALEY

Jesse Owens glides over the track with the grace of a streamlined express flying over the open prair...
ARTHUR DALEY

I think if I am to win an Olympic medal I'll have to score like I did today.
TOM DALEY

Injuries occur and they are always unnerving and you always have to adapt. Sometimes, you have more ...
JIM DALEY

Hamilton is not going to be 0-18. ... We have to understand we're coming into a hornets nest and we ...
JIM DALEY

There were differences. It was ironic that the governor talked about foreign policy and basically su...
WILLIAM DALEY

Love isn't love if you didn't hurt someone.
ANNA DALEY

Sometimes the Massachusetts and New Hampshire (motor vehicle departments), sometimes our paperwork o...
KATIE DALEY

not a total surprise, it is very significant.
KIRBY DALEY

No candidate should arrogantly insist on debating only where and when it best suits him.
WILLIAM DALEY

No candidate should arrogantly insist on debating only where and when it best suits him,
WILLIAM DALEY

If we don't retrieve them now, we might lose them forever.
JOHN DALEY

[*The mayor proposed landmark status for Marshall Field's flagship State Street store, with the cons...
JOHN DALEY

... We already have two changes in the secondary. I'd like not to make a third one.
JIM DALEY

It's such a good cause. We just need to find the right person to take us on.
BOE DALEY

It just wouldn't be worth it to fix it up. There are too many things that need repairs. The state ke...
BOE DALEY

There were tears. The home was never closed in all of these years, through the wars and everything. ...
BOE DALEY

There are provisions in the Senate bill that create opportunities we have not created for a long tim...
CHRIS DALEY

This year we'll be working with businesses and with states and localities to identify barriers in th...
WILLIAM DALEY

The laws on the books give the impression that people have somewhere to turn and they'll be protecte...
BETH DALEY

You really need to have some independent agency that has the ability to look into these things witho...
BETH DALEY

It certainly seems like the inspector general should be doing an audit of what happened with the mon...
BETH DALEY

The early indicators are not good. It looks like [Federal Emergency Management Agency] is doing a ve...
BETH DALEY

I've decided that there isn't much difference in the way we treat our siblings and the way we treat ...
EMMA DALEY

He's been their attack dog for a good number of weeks,
BILL DALEY

an important victory for what has been Al Gore and Joe Lieberman's basic principle since Election Da...
BILL DALEY

This race is simply too close to call, ... Let me say I have been in politics a very long time, but ...
BILL DALEY

We are obviously gratified by the unanimous ruling of the Florida Supreme Court, ... The Supreme Cou...
WILLIAM DALEY

Obviously in 2008 it was 538 (to win an Olympic gold) and most of my scores have been over that this...
TOM DALEY

Now that the legal hurdles have been cleared, the counting can resume in Palm Beach, Broward and Mia...
WILLIAM DALEY

Training hasn't been consistent for the last week or so which was a bit annoying, but going into...
TOM DALEY

We were always involved, ... Rich was active in the ward organization, the 11th ward organization, w...
WILLIAM DALEY

I think it opens up a can of worms and I'm not really sure what the rationale is. I just think it's ...
JACK DALEY

This is a disappointing and sad day for me and my wife, and my family. I would like to make it very ...
JOHN DALEY

I think he is running again because his love for this county.
JOHN DALEY

Just like gambling is over at the Sun-Times. ... Every time I read the Sun-Times, they've got the ga...
JOHN DALEY

It is not a university function; it is a church function. We just rented out the room. We rent facil...
JOHN DALEY

I'm just not going to discuss that,
JOHN DALEY

I'm not going to discuss it,
JOHN DALEY

in life you get disappointed in people.
JOHN DALEY

[Daley revealed the interview at the news conference. He said federal agents questioned him for two ...
JOHN DALEY

Out of this meeting, birthed the idea of doing a town forest project.
JAD DALEY

This [Bush] administration has been hands off, hands off, hands off.
ELLEN DALEY

We might know where mobile data users are -- they're usually sitting at a desk. But with voice, we r...
ELLEN DALEY

For RIM, this comes at a horrible time with its patent case. Companies are already wondering about e...
ELLEN DALEY

We are anticipating that market to really heat up a lot more in 2007.
ELLEN DALEY

We believe there is very little chance of a shutdown, because no one wins if that happens.
ELLEN DALEY

While the possibility is not zero percent, we don't think the (BlackBerry) service is going to be sh...
ELLEN DALEY

Although there are a lot of reasons [wireless has been slow to take off], security is still the bigg...
ELLEN DALEY

They want faster data services for their first responders and city workers, but they don't want to g...
ELLEN DALEY

That puts a stress on the company from a security perspective [and] a standards perspective.
ELLEN DALEY

Without a doubt, the biggest question I get is about security.
ELLEN DALEY

These events have extra intensity, extra focus, extra attention,
JIM DALEY

But this race is simply too close to call, and until the recount is concluded and the results in Flo...
WILLIAM DALEY

If we believe faeries are real, it brings a sense of magic to our very boring, difficult, everyday l...
DALEY DOWNING

I think this effort points out that science is done on a global scale. We can establish restrictions...
GEORGE DALEY

The National Academy of Sciences guidelines for stem cell research prohibits payment to egg donors, ...
GEORGE DALEY

California could become the global center for stem cell research with that kind of investment and th...
GEORGE DALEY

a huge chance to do pioneering high-risk research.
GEORGE DALEY

I would say they also raise more questions than answers.
GEORGE DALEY

This relies on generating an embryo and destroying the embryo to remove the stem cells. Some people ...
GEORGE DALEY

is being driven by the realities of federal funding and the political climate in the United States.
GEORGE DALEY

It's not clear it's going to work in human embryos. And in order to determine that we'll have to act...
GEORGE DALEY

I asked him straight out, and he said no. There have been so many rumors about that and other positi...
JAMES DALEY

It's not appropriate. I don't know why anyone would do that. That is an absolute clear violation of ...
JAMES DALEY

The amount of gas that they're using to go by our house, there's hardly not even a gallon a week. I'...
JAMES DALEY

Since we all have e-mail, it really is more efficient. One button for seven people.
JAMES DALEY

I think last time we had it we had maybe 15 schools at the most. It was not at all the full-blown ev...
JACK DALEY

In the winter, sometimes you get soccer rained out or early on in February, some baseball games. But...
JACK DALEY

Sometimes they say no because the reason they offered is not considered hardship.
JACK DALEY

Not since I've been here. And that's 15 years.
JACK DALEY

What we've done through this project is assemble skills and resources to access for as long as it's ...
JAD DALEY

I would suggest that town forests can also be like a repository of our heritage.
JAD DALEY

At the time of the press release, there were 20 vacant positions and 14 early retirements [in place]...
MAREN DALEY

We'll bend over backwards to help them find other jobs with the state government or with the private...
MAREN DALEY

They changed technology, the way that most of us deal with chronic illness.
MAGGIE DALEY

I know there are so many issues. We have to think of all of the good things, and I feel I am a good ...
MAGGIE DALEY

I think some of you can imagine my personal respect, enormous respect and gratitude to our scientist...
MAGGIE DALEY

Keep Moving...
Move forward
Let go
Give in
Decide
and just Do
Progres...
EMMA DALEY

Today Katie went out there and didn't have her best stuff but was still able to get the job done, ou...
KATIE DALEY

It's something different for them. They don't get to reminisce like everybody else, but it's still f...
KATIE DALEY

A lot of my friends have gone off to college, but the ones who do stop by think this place is cute.
KATIE DALEY

This was the idea, to have an all-inclusive event. This is what we planned, and this is what we got.
JUSTIN DALEY

It's not an outside thing. ... It's a West High School club putting on a West High School event.
JUSTIN DALEY

I'm sure that might intimidate some, but I'm hoping that once we have an array of people blocking th...
JUSTIN DALEY

A lot of students are intimidated to hold hands with their same-sex partner, whoever that might be. ...
JUSTIN DALEY

Investors are now coming to grips with the fact that oil is not going to retreat any time soon.
KIRBY DALEY

Hedge funds have used listing as a method of fund raising, with varied level of success. It certainl...
KIRBY DALEY

Retail investors are value-hunting now. The asset managers and any institutions with money are start...
KIRBY DALEY

It's quite shocking. We don't really know how investors are going to react. We have to see how fast ...
KIRBY DALEY

The industrial production number is a big surprise. The expected knee-jerk reaction was certainly ev...
KIRBY DALEY

There are a lot of uncertainties. Polls don't really mean a lot.
KIRBY DALEY

Foreign investors very much credit Koizumi...with the economic recovery Japan is now enjoying. Stren...
KIRBY DALEY

While a Koizumi win was priced in, such a decisive victory ... is more than most were expecting. Koi...
KIRBY DALEY

Investors have warmed to the idea that there is an inflation issue and are pricing in a greater degr...
MICHAEL DALEY

You can't underestimate the freshman vote.
PAT DALEY

It's a great atmosphere and we're proud to represent our school. We're definitely going to enjoy thi...
PAUL DALEY

I think that 'strong' and 'decisive' are never words that are used for any vice president. A vice pr...
WILLIAM DALEY

The soft economy -- and regulations which our competitors don't face -- have combined to force us to...
WILLIAM DALEY

I am very concerned about adjusting revenues, but, as has been said, it is the only thing that's goi...
JOHN DALEY

It's general information retrieved at the gates.
BRIAN DALEY

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next...
RICHARD M. DALEY

The Democratic Party is the party that opened its arms. We opened them to every nationality, every c...
RICHARD J. DALEY

I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of M...
RICHARD M. DALEY

So you keep raising these taxes, and all of a sudden the business community says, 'Why are we he...
RICHARD M. DALEY

Everybody would love to be mayor of Chicago. If you look at what we have done over many, many years ...
RICHARD M. DALEY

I've very proud to be mayor of our great city. It's a city with a heart and a soul. Chicago ...
RICHARD M. DALEY

A newspaper is the lowest thing there is.
RICHARD J. DALEY

There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to America...
WILLIAM M. DALEY

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city go...
RICHARD M. DALEY

We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another interna...
RICHARD M. DALEY

Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn&#...
RICHARD J. DALEY

They have vilified me, they have crucified me; yes, they have even criticized me.
RICHARD J. DALEY

The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.
RICHARD J. DALEY

And the political system is changing rapidly in this country, and we better realize that. The elepha...
RICHARD M. DALEY

Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how ...
JOHN FRANCIS DALEY

What is inherently wrong with the word 'politician' if the fellow has devoted his life to holding pu...
RICHARD J. DALEY

Boys from my generation all love Jim Carrey! But you know, just being in his house with him and pitc...
JOHN FRANCIS DALEY

I think the state has some serious problems. Just look at the layoffs going on across the state, not...
RICHARD M. DALEY

I resent insinuendoes.
RICHARD J. DALEY

I resent insinuendos
RICHARD J. DALEY

I enjoy getting things done. My philosophy is the edge, the edge of something. There's where we ...
RICHARD M. DALEY

To higher and higher platitudes.
RICHARD J. DALEY

The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.
RICHARD J. DALEY

They wanted to do it tomorrow because some of the ballplayers, you know, may be going out of town or...
RICHARD M. DALEY

With information sharing initiatives so complex and multi-dimensional, agencies need to constantly a...
CYBELE K. DALEY

They demonstrate that you can isolate the equivalent embryonic stem cells by alternative methods tha...
DR GEORGE DALEY

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.
RICHARD J. DALEY

I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training.

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