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Lynn Davies Biography

Lynn Davies CBE (born 20 May 1942) is a British former track and field athlete from Wales, 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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As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

Ambition, Athlete, Sports, Sportsman, Youngster

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

Achieve, Athlete, Key, Keys, Long, Perseverance

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.

Athlete, Boards, Involved, Listen, Process, Saying

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.

Athlete, Skills, Way, Alongside, Developing

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

Athlete, Lessons, Life, Life Lesson, Winning

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.

Athlete, Knowing, Learn, Skills, Taught, Techniques

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

Athlete, Disciplined, Life, Person, Sports, Want

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.

Athlete, Hurdles, Live Your Life, Overcome, Possible, Sports

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

Athlete, Coach, Coaches, Following, Unthinkingly

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

Athlete, Life, Lose, Losing, Sport, Sports