53 Quotes by Linford Christie

It disappoints me that he has not got the recognition he deserves as a coach. He should be out there coaching more athletes on a national basis. If I'm the best sprinter in Britain, then he has to be the best coach.

I took that as a racial connotation, to be honest with you.

Robert Fox is real good! Enough said!

When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that the likes of Ron have put into making that product. Without the Ron Roddans of this world, you would have no sport.

I think it is good for youngsters to see me at 45 still jogging around the track. If me being here gives them a boost then thats great.

The Stroke Association has produced leaflets that set out clearly the health risks associated with stroke that African-Caribbean people face.

There was no money in the sport but we’d be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it.

Some of today’s athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and are getting Lottery funding, earning money as an athlete.

I don’t think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.