Seb Coe
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Seb Coe is a prominent figure in athletics and sports leadership, known for his role in securing the London 2012 Olympics. This interview highlights his diplomatic skills in managing relationships and fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholders in the sports world.
“In France, yeah, there were only about five of them made it off the boat, and he jumped off the train that was heading from La Rochelle to a prisoner of war camp in Hamburg. He slept by day, walked through France by night, and he was walking with a Canadian who sort of chronicled this, and they decided they had an argu”
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“Athletics, we were lucky for one interesting set of circumstances. In the 70s, English football was not what it is now. We were banned from Europe. We had hooliganism and, you know, it was not a savory place to be. I mean, football fans still went, but you weren't that mad about your kids going. Are staple sports were ”
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“New Labour and then worked on the kind of staff side, chief of staff to William Hague when he was Tory leader, and then discovered a whole new career, as I guess we call it as a sports politician, key figure in landing the Olympic Games for London 2012. That happened under a Labour government. The games actually happen”
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