"Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership."
"I'm competitive - that's what defines me - and I love it."
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Daley Thompson
Athlete
Daley Thompson is a British decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, known for his exceptional athleticism and mental resilience in sports.
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"The only limitations are mental. The guy who thinks positively will win."
"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."
"I don't even have my own computer."
"What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my best qualities is that I used whatever other people found to be an adverse thing to be a positive thing for myself."
"Sometimes you have to resist working on your strengths in favour of your weaknesses. The decathlon requires a wide range of skills."