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
delighted flag flying july
We are delighted that he will be flying the flag for us on July 6th.
biggest home prize taking
We are taking home the biggest prize in sport.
certain either modern moved name secondary
When I moved to Sheffield and went to a secondary modern in the Seventies, there were certain challenges: if you've got a name like Sebastian, you either learn to fight or to run.
attracts fund given opera people shake
When the subsidies are going out there to fund arts, I'd like to see jazz given a better shake of the dice. It attracts as many people as opera does, but not the subsidies.
motivational self track
All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.
athlete next-week years
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether next week, next month or next year. The improvement was the goal. The medal was simply the ultimate reward for achieving that goal.
winning self discipline
Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.
passion people vision
Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.
running world records
World records are only borrowed.
running world nine
The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.
running battle track-and-field
Tomorrow is another day, and there will be another battle!
running distance long
I've always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.
clouds limitation
The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation.
winning order leader
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.