Daley Thompson is a former decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist. His achievements in track and field, particularly in the decathlon event, made him one of the greatest athletes of his time and a celebrated figure in the world of sports.
What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my best qualities is that I used whatever other people found to be an adverse thing to be a positive thing for myself.
Kids are starting at such a low base rate in terms of fitness that it's taking them years to catch up to where people like me started from. Every little bit is making it more difficult for kids to succeed on a world stage.
I've still got a small fitness and conditioning business where I travel round the world doing stuff for individuals and corporations, mainly fitness training.
Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.