Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH KBE FRIBA, often referred to as Seb Coe or Lord Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Lord Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world records in the space of 41 days – and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 September 1956
delighted hard paid work
We are delighted - a lot of hard work has paid off
Charlie Parker was a genius, as was Lester Young.
defined distances good running
Good running is the ability to have a very well defined on-board computer. The ability to judge distances when running in traffic.
hugh lots
Interviewing Hugh McIlvanney, I got to read lots of his stuff again. I'm a big fan of his writing.
joined
I joined the local athletics club when I was 12, that's what I did. I did it of my own volition.
chance given olympic spoke
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.
five sure system
I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.
momentum people seriously taken
The international people tell us that we are taken seriously and that there is a momentum.
games sports
In all Games, there is always a tendency, particularly in the lead up to the Games when there isn't much sport to talk about, to write about things that are not sport.
people sector types
I'm probably one of the few people who can say I did all three types of state sector schooling.
biggest fragility inability people
The biggest fragility in a project is often just the inability to be able to explain to people why you are doing it, and when you're going to do it, and what's going to happen.
cabinet post staging
The Cabinet was a very important staging post for us
believing christmas expect happening olympic stadium work
Don't expect to see an Olympic Stadium up after Christmas, but don't also be lulled into believing nothing is happening because right at this moment, construction is underway. Work has started and it's started very quickly.
everybody good outlet people recognises sports
Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.