Linford Christie Quotes

An Olympic pursuit really takes a full three to four years of Olympic preparation.

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

I think the coaches have to play a big role in the players' development.

I definitely believe our coaches are now leading more and learning more. They are hungry in terms of getting the athletes to improve. I believe it's now more mental than anything else, and I'd like to assist in that area.

It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.

My fastest time in high school was a 4:29 mile. I think cross-country has something to do with my longevity in my business. When you're in an eight-mile race, you never give up.

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

Success in sport is based on you thinking you are doing something to gain that edge, but if I wanted that little bit extra, I would go and run up sand dunes at Merthyr Mawr.

In management, everything is different. If you look at successful coaches, they always need time to kickstart something. Arrigo Sacchi - when he started the revolution at Milan, he was almost on the brink of being sacked, but then he won, and people started believing in the system; he had more time to breathe.

I'm a modern coach when it comes to training. I pick a lot of things up and I watch a lot of training sessions and follow a lot of leagues around the world.

Some players are more fortunate than others to have coaches who are more focused on improvement.

I want to coach my boys and coach those boys that are 15 to 18 years old.

Choosing a system is no longer enough, coaches have to be psychologists and motivational leaders too.

I think CrossFit is highly beneficial to any athlete, in any sport.

Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation.

In MMA, all of these coaches are doing their best.

As players we are in control of what we do and the way we prepare for the games.

Some days it's tough, and I don't want to train my mental game, or I don't want to train my components as hard as I used to.

It is very easy to make athletes, and it is very difficult to make rugby players with that rugby instinct. I would like to think I have got a bit of rugby instinct and have become more of a rugby athlete along the way.

I've always felt like I know how much I've put into every offseason.

Rita Guarino is one of the best technical coaches I have had in my career - often she demonstrates a specific technique and shows the players up!

It took me a lot to learn to control adrenaline; and other sports you use adrenaline to your advantage.

I work with a team of coaches and trainers to make me feel like I am not alone out on the ice.

I practice very hard. I take care of myself, and I'm young.