This much I know: Rob Heffernan, Race walker

I try to keep a positive mental attitude and to stay around positive people.

I don’t feel there is anything I cannot achieve if I put my mind to it, combined with a desire to work hard. I use a sports psychologist before races.

When I won the gold medal at the World Athletic’s Championships last August the attention from the public and the media was unbelievable. I’d already got a taste of it after the London Olympics, but this time it was incredible. I suppose it was some good news in the midst of a recession.