Quotes by Lynn Davies

About Lynn Davies:

Lynn Davies is a Welsh former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. He was the 1964 Olympic champion in the event. He was born in Nantymoel near Bridgend and was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.
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There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way.

Lynn Davies

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

Lynn Davies

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential.

Lynn Davies

It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.

Lynn Davies

You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying.

Lynn Davies

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

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

Lynn Davies

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

Lynn Davies

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

Lynn Davies

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

Lynn Davies

Author Bio

  • NameLynn Davies
  • DescriptionBritish long jumper and 1964 Olympic champion
  • BornMay 20, 1942
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionSportsperson
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire