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Fascinating and rather uplifting... This is a singularly well-written sporting autobiography. -- The Sunday Times In his enjoyable autobiography, Running My Life, Coe goes some way towards dispelling the myths. A combination of Olympic success, allied to political nous, made Coe a perfect candidate to run the campaign for the London Olympics. And what a success he made of it. -- The Times Fast-paced, lively and packed with anecdotes. -- Daily Express A well-timed autobiography from a true British great. -- Sun Running My Life is far from the self-congratulatory account one might expect. Charting his rise from a Sheffield secondary modern to double Olympic champion, multiple record-holder, politician and inspirational leader behind the successful Games, he reveals a personality far more amusing and unpretentious than his smooth public image would suggest. -- Independent on Sunday It's a proper autobiography in that it begins at the beginning...Coe's direct prose drives this engrossing book. -- Daily Telegraph

Fascinating and rather uplifting... This is a singularly well-written sporting autobiography. -- The Sunday Times In his enjoyable autobiography, Running My Life, Coe goes some way towards dispelling the myths. A combination of Olympic success, allied to political nous, made Coe a perfect candidate to run the campaign for the London Olympics. And what a success he made of it. -- The Times Fast-paced, lively and packed with anecdotes. -- Daily Express A well-timed autobiography from a true British great. -- Sun Running My Life is far from the self-congratulatory account one might expect. Charting his rise from a Sheffield secondary modern to double Olympic champion, multiple record-holder, politician and inspirational leader behind the successful Games, he reveals a personality far more amusing and unpretentious than his smooth public image would suggest. -- Independent on Sunday It's a proper autobiography in that it begins at the beginning...Coe's direct prose drives this engrossing book. -- Daily Telegraph

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Sebastian Coe was born in London in 1956 and grew up in Sheffield. As a world record-breaking middle-distance runner, Seb won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984. He was a Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party from 1992-97 and later, Chief of Staff to William Hague. He was created a life peer in 2000 and was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to sport in 2006. Seb headed the Organising Committee for the London 2012 Games.

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