What used to drive me was the fact that I wanted to be better than everybody at something. One of my best qualities is that I used whatever other people found to be an adverse thing to be a positive thing for myself.
Daley Thompson is a former decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist. His achievements in track and field, particularly in the decathlon event, made him one of the greatest athletes of his time and a celebrated figure in the world of sports.