Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson
Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson, CBE, is an English former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDecathlete
Date of Birth30 July 1958
girlfriend losing ten
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
ambition champion becoming
Having the ambition of becoming Olympic champion is a whole different ambition from wanting to be the greatest.
skills favour weakness
Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills.
leadership want slow-down
If you don't want to grow old, then slow down the slowing down process.
thinking winning guy
The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win.
I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it.
teamwork sports good-team
Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.
easier failure impose kids lives taken tried
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.
era glory people steve
I wouldn't swap the era I competed in for anything, not a day of it. I started out as an amateur, and people like myself, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Tessa Sanderson and the rest did it for the glory of winning medals for our country.
came cheer city event response
Delhi's response to the event was brilliant. The city came out fantastically to take part and also cheer for the athletes,
english-athlete
If you're not in it you can't win it.