Alberto Salazar’s fall from grace has been spectacular. His career-long relationship with Nike began as a high profile runner in the 80s. He was famed for pushing himself harder than any of his rivals. ibid.
Under Salazar he [Farah] was unbeatable: the London 2012 Olympics were Alberto’s Salazar’s crowning moment as his athletes took gold and silver. ibid.
USADA investigator: So you received L-carnitine before the London marathon?
Farah: Yeah. ibid.
The World Athletics Championships 1995: One British man was billed as a gold medal certainty on the back of a revelatory break-through year. Jonathan Edwards: One Giant Leap, BBC 2020
‘That’s all it is: experience and nothing more.’ ibid. 1988 commentary Seoul Olympics
1995 Spain: 17.98m … 1995 European Cup, Lille: 18.43m [+wind]: ‘my perfect jump’ … World Championships: 18.16 first round … 18.29 second round. ibid.
I’ve always had these issues running through me. But without them I don’t think I could ever accomplish what I did. Untold: Caitlyn Jenner, Netflix 2021
Caitlyn was always living deep inside. ibid.
1976 Montreal: You have an Olympic gold medal on the line and you’re supposed to lay down and sleep. It poured all night long. ibid.
The best Olympian we have ever had in the UK. Daley: Olympic Superstar, Seb Coe, BBC 2024
Jurgen was built like a god, you know. ibid. Daley
We lived in a council house. We shared bedrooms. ibid.
There was a problem back in London and my dad had been killed. ibid.
I just wanted to be the best at something. And I started doing athletics. ibid.
My mum never came to watch me compete. ibid.
Montreal 1976: When you’re 17 doing your A-levels and then four weeks later to be doing the Olympic Games. ibid.
Moscow 1980: The greatest athlete in the world, the Olympic champion. ibid. UK commentary
Life did change. There was a lot of media interest. ibid. Daley
Los Angeles 1984: My three biggest rivals are all from Germany. ibid.
Seoul 1988: He still believed he could win even with injury. ibid. coach
He was only 22 points short of a bronze medal. ibid.