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
politics
I don't want to go back into politics - absolutely not.
athletics decided
I can remember the day I decided I would retire from competitive athletics as vividly as if it were yesterday.
billion david mention
David Higgins did not say there was a two billion overrun. This is not what he said and he did not mention a figure.
benefits best critical cycle early ensure facilities london olympic planning possible
Doing as much as we can in the critical early years of the Olympic planning cycle will ensure that London and the U.K. get the best possible long-term benefits from the new Olympic facilities and services,
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.
british dreamed fantastic opportunity splendid team
It's just the most fantastic opportunity to do everything we ever dreamed of in British sport. This was the most splendid team performance,
crucial stage
It's at a crucial stage of the race,
momentum people seriously taken
The international people tell us that we are taken seriously and that there is a momentum.
horse silly hero
I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse, and he's one of my heroes, so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable, and they've got brains the size of golf balls.
school exercise people
It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be underpinned by good quality physical education and by getting people into patterns of exercise.
cities may stones
There may be problems we still need to tease out, but we will leave no stone unturned in our bid to make London the host city.
usual unusual
This is not going to be business as usual. This is business unusual
team effort hawks
Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be watching like a hawk.
needs be-confident blink
We need to be confident. We need not to blink.