#allegorical

"Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome."

"See it first in your mind, then become it."

"Although you can’t go back in time and alter your natural level of potential, you can determine how much of that ability you tap into, exploit and develop for the future."

"For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable."

"Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts."

"They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game."

"If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world."

"To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in."

"Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for."

"The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it."

"Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body."

"Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it’s in you."

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

"Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions."

"There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?"

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

"If not now, when?"

"Do you want to know what one of the secrets to achieving all of your goals is? You’ve got to be committed."

"It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum."

"See it, feel it, trust it!"