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Lynn Davies

British Athlete

Born: May 20, 1942

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The Cardiff Half Marathon has already proved itself to be one of the biggest and best road races in the U.K., and when the best athletes in the world run on the same course, the times should be spectacular. But the real beauty of this event is that ordinary runners get the chance to line up on the same start line as the best athletes in the world. Lynn Davies

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I believe the friendship of the Games still exists. There is a tremendous camaraderie and atmosphere at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games - where else could you go and sit down and have breakfast with a Russian weightlifter, an East German sprinter, and an Indian fencer and talk about different cultures and problems? Lynn Davies

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I remember one of my first international trips to Poland. After a long, tortuous journey, we arrived at the hotel exhausted but without the team management, who had gone ahead of us from the airport in cars, checked into the best rooms, and left us with what was left. Lynn Davies

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It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. Lynn Davies

Life About Winning Just Either Lessons

Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose. Lynn Davies

Life Losing Understanding Lose About Sport How

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. Lynn Davies

Life You Both Sport Disciplined Got Person Want Succeed

It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught. Lynn Davies

You Yourself Somebody About More Knowing Learn Practise Been Lot Than Taught Skills Initially Eventually Techniques

My sporting heroes were Ken Jones, Stanley Matthews, and Cliff Morgan. Lynn Davies

Heroes Morgan Cliff Were Stanley Ken

To win an Olympic title when there are 205 nations taking part, you have to be super-human. You have to be superman. Lynn Davies

You Win Superman Part Taking Nations Title Olympic

I think a four-year ban would effectively rule out one Olympic games - a life ban is too harsh. I think everyone deserves a second chance. If you come back from missing one Olympic games and serving a four-year ban, you are a pretty determined and reformed character. Lynn Davies

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I am a sportsman, and I hate politics. Lynn Davies

Politics Hate Sportsman Am

I played rugby in the winter, cricket in the summer, and for a brief period was on the books at Cardiff City. Athletics was only sports day for me. In fact, I never really liked it. I was never too keen on a sport that didn't have a ball at your feet. Lynn Davies

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You can be even fitter at 60 than you were at 20. Lynn Davies

You Were Fitter Than Even

I still do cardiovascular exercises, aerobic exercises, and then strength training, as it's important to keep your muscle strength, as every decade you lose about 10% of this. Lynn Davies

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We have to harness the Olympic experience and this inspiration young people have to get into sport. Lynn Davies

Experience People Young Harness Inspiration Sport Get Young People Olympic

When you win, suddenly this celebrity status is hoisted upon you. Lynn Davies

You Win Status Celebrity Celebrity Status Suddenly

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