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In Seoul I was never settled in the hotel or the country and it totally affected my preparations. Every athlete is different but the time difference, the food, the noise, it all played its part to unsettle me.

— Derek Redmond

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Of course I wish things had turned out differently, but I had the chance to run at two Olympics and I'll never forget it.

I wasn't aware of the crowd's reaction at that time; I wasn't really aware of anything at that point.

The physical pain was intense and that was all that was in my mind for the first few seconds or so.

I was expecting a handful of reporters but the whole room was packed out.

Then I had to withdraw with an Achilles injury.

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