He once split Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram in a British clean sweep of the 800m medals at the European Championships ... or walk off a cross-country race, or walk off a training session and say 'I've ...

Seb Coe, Steve Cram and Tom McKean took the 800m medals at the 1986 Europeans [Getty Images] He once split Sebastian Coe and ... or walk off a training session and say 'I've done the best I ...