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
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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.
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From our initial observations, our hard work has paid off. This is a springboard for the next 30 days. We are in good shape to take the battle even harder and further towards our goal of bringing the Olympic Games to London in 2012.
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This city provides a wonderful global platform to promote the Olympic movement particularly to a young audience.
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I joined the local athletics club when I was 12, that's what I did. I did it of my own volition.
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I think it is an appropriate time to be reminding people that eight weeks ago we landed the biggest prize in sport and reminding the thousands of Londoners and people throughout the UK that helped us. We couldn't have got across the line without them.
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Interviewing Hugh McIlvanney, I got to read lots of his stuff again. I'm a big fan of his writing.
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It's at a crucial stage of the race,
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I still run every other day. Longer at weekends. I probably do 35 miles a week.
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My mother was Indian, brought up in Delhi. My grandparents were born in Bow and Poplar.
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This represents a significant saving of public funds and we will strive to bring the same discipline to the financing of the games,
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There is nothing so marginal as a party that has been in power for 18 years and slides into opposition. You influence nothing.
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I'm a Chelsea season-ticket holder, and I've supported them for 37 years, so any judgment of Manchester United by me is seen as biased.
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The great thing about athletics is that it's like poker sometimes: you know what's in your hand, and it may be a load of rubbish, but you've got to keep up the front.
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The characteristic shared by people at the top of their profession is that, to get better, they crave criticism. Most people don't like criticism, but if you are trying to shave two tenths of a second at 800 metres, that is what you crave.