If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.
Be very strong... be very methodical in your life if you want to be a champion.
We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.
And then you have the responsibility and the duty of being good examples to youngsters, not smoke, training hard, go to bed early, don't drink alcohol, don't take drugs, it's very important to have a policy for educating against doping.
