A biography for Lynn Davieshasn’t been written yet.
“You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying.”
“The IOC are the guardians of the Olympic ideal.”
“I am a sportsman, and I hate politics.”
“It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught.”
“Belief is such an important aspect of sport.”
“I had jumped about 6.40 metres with no training, no run-up, and certainly no skill, when this big, good-looking guy came up to me and told me I could be great.”
“It is almost impossible to divorce sport from politics, but sport is such a positive factor in today's society - there is nothing else which will bring so many people together in that atmosphere.”
“Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.”
“My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan.”
“You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20.”
“People need to have clear goals about why they are exercising, and they should consult a fitness expert to find out what kind of exercise is suitable.”
“If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.”
“Athletes peak for the Olympic Games and can take months to get back up to that level.”
“It was not about the guy who could jump the furthest; it was about the guy who could jump the furthest on that particular day in the worst conditions of any Olympic long jump final.”
“Long jumping sounds simple - you run fast and jump well. But it is about getting all the technical bits right.”
“It's important for me that I stay in shape, although each year it gets a little harder.”
“It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.”
“You can exercise right through to your 60s, 70s, 80s and even 90s.”
“We're focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.”
“Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.”