There are lots of women tennis players, for instance, but because not many of them seem to have much personality, they're interchangeable. You don't have a feeling about them.

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.

Kids have been let down by adults - we've tried to give them too much, we've tried not to impose discipline. We've tried to make their lives easier and, in doing so, we've taken something away from them. Kids like boundaries, they also like to be pushed, need to learn what failure is all about, need guidance.

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

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

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