Charlie Parker was a genius, as was Lester Young.

Mozart was born Mozart. Charlie Parker was born Charlie Parker.

Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.

It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band.

I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.

Getting the Games for London has been the fulfilment of a dream. It is one which I truly believe can change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people for the better. But in the end, nothing can quite compare with winning your first Olympic gold medal.