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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.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: About Adult Also Away Been Boundaries Discipline Doing Down Easier Failure Give Guidance Impose Kids Learn Let Down Like Lives Make Much Need Pushed Something Taken Them Too Too Much Tried

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I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: About Anyone Being Cannot Coach Doing Fact Four Given Good Good Job In Fact Job Know Law Most One Of The Things Passed Recognise Says Should Some Sort Stuff Then Things Think Three Time Unspoken Years You I Think

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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

Topics: Best Best Man Black Did Man Want Wanted Year

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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.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Against Best Come Compete Everyone Few First Judged Just Much Rather Sport Tenth Than Want Would You

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I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: After Athletes Best Filled First Games Mentality Olympic Olympic Games Remember Sitting Three Weeks Winner World I Remember

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Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending too long with the physio and the doctor, I knew it was time to call it a day. But I had no preparation for being retired and I didn't know what to do.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Being Call Day Doctor Doing Everything Get Go Had Hard Knew Know Long Loved Older Preparation Retired Retiring Seems Something Spending Spent Started Time Too Years You

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If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: About Achieving Being Compared Deserve Either Fastest Games Generally Get Guy Hard Inertia Life Other People Played Prejudice Real Real Life Sports Stop Tend Thing Things Way Where Win Work Work Hard Worst Worst Thing You Your

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Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Amusing Athletes Career Champions Days Differentiate Emotion Filled Like Myself Other People Performance Robotic See Too Tried I Tried

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I was in the doldrums for a while after my athletics career ended in 1992. I spent six to eight hours a day training, for 18 years, and it took a long time to get over the regret that I wasn't competing in major championships any more. All I ever wanted to be was the best. But I find new projects and I keep things in perspective.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: After Any Athletics Best Career Championships Competing Day Eight Ended Ever Find Get Hours Keep Long Long Time Major More New Over Perspective Projects Regret Six Spent Things Time Took Training Wanted While Years

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

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Always Ever Kid Made Most Presented Since Situation Whatever

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Athlete

Born: July 30th, 1958

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