Linford Christie
Linford Christie
Linford Cicero Christie OBEis a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m and still holds the British record in the event. He is a former world indoor record holder over 200...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth2 April 1960
CitySaint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
It disappoints me that he has not got the recognition he deserves as a coach. He should be out there coaching more athletes on a national basis. If I'm the best sprinter in Britain, then he has to be the best coach.
My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority. I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works. I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful. I know what it takes to get to the top. I know what psychological games to play and the importance of mental power.
Now that we've got it up and running again, we've got a few ideas about that. I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
I took that as a racial connotation, to be honest with you.
I think we'll be going to Melbourne with the confidence and the belief that we can actually win it,
Robert Fox is real good! Enough said!
But I sometimes think we have too much of a fixation about 2012.
I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works.
I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it.
I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.
I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012.
I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it.
I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful.