Charlie Parker was a genius, as was Lester Young. Sebastian Coe charliegeniuslester Change image and share on social
Some people found it difficult to understand my relationship with my father, but that may have been because they couldn't get beyond their relationship with their own parents. Sebastian Coe difficultfatherfind Change image and share on social
I think I'm probably just an old-fashioned Tory. I don't wake up each morning trying to figure out what kind of Conservative I am; for me it's quite instinctive. Sebastian Coe conservativefashionfigure Change image and share on social
We need to be confident. We need not to blink. Sebastian Coe blinkconfident Change image and share on social
Nobody ever becomes an expert parent. But I think good parenting is about consistency. It's about being there at big moments, but it's also just the consistency of decision making. And it's routine. Sebastian Coe bigconsistencydecision Change image and share on social
I will go to my grave believing that participation is best driven by the well-stocked shop window. Sebastian Coe believedrivegrave Change image and share on social
When the subsidies are going out there to fund arts, I'd like to see jazz given a better shake of the dice. It attracts as many people as opera does, but not the subsidies. Sebastian Coe artattractdice Change image and share on social
I'm probably one of the few people who can say I did all three types of state sector schooling. Sebastian Coe peopleschoolsector Change image and share on social
There's a difference between hurting when you lose and being a bad loser. You don't compete at the highest level of sport to feel comfortable about losing, but you behave in a civil way when it goes wrong because that is the flip side. Sebastian Coe badbehavecivil share on social
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it. Sebastian Coe athletechancecongress Change image and share on social
