We crave instant success these days. If you are a really good sprinter and long jumper, you don’t want to spend two or three years on a whole new set of events. You’re used to doing well and it’s difficult to give that up. Daley Thompson Read Quote
Ever since I was a kid, whatever situation I was presented with, I always made the most of it. Daley Thompson Read Quote
I tend to eat vegetables only when I’m with the kids and the rest of the time, I’m a bit slack. But, I am weight-conscious, so I concentrate on avoiding junk food. Daley Thompson Read Quote
I’m obsessive. I want to know the answer to how good I am. Most people aren’t. Daley Thompson Read Quote
There’s no day when I don’t think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days – and be the best in the world. I can’t think of anything so motivating. Daley Thompson Read Quote
People don’t want to serve apprenticeships any more. Kids expect to be paid and treated really well and all that guff before they’ve achieved anything. It doesn’t work like that. You have to spend five or six years being relatively rubbish and put up with it. For that you don’t deserve to be getting lottery money. Daley Thompson Read Quote
I’ve still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training. Daley Thompson Read Quote
