The quality of people's lives is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour.

After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.