The 5-Minute Interview: Darren Campbell, Athlete

Campbell, 36, helped Britain win gold in the 4x100m relay in the 2004 Olympics. He now promotes Taut's sports drinks.

If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be ...

At work, promoting Pro Athlete Supplementation.

A phrase I use far too often is ...

"That's ridiculous". My wife says I over-dramatise.

I wish people would take more notice of ...

Food and drinks labelling. People don't realise what they are putting into their bodies.

The most surprising thing to happen to me was ...

Being invited to the Grand National this year by the BBC.

A common misperception of me is ...

That I'm angry. I'm not a person to mess about with on the racetrack but people who know me say I'm always eager to help.

I am not a politician but ...

Everyone should get behind the 2012 Olympics. They should stop wasting time arguing about how much it is going to cost and get behind it.

I'm good at ...

Chess. I was captain of it at school.

I'm very bad at ...

Keeping my files updated. I do try to get my wife to help a bit, but she is a bit rubbish at it as well.

The ideal night out is...

In a casino in Las Vegas.

In times of weakness I ...

After the Olympics, I came home and devoured a whole packet of Mr Kipling cherry Bakewells. I ate the box of six in a day.

In another life I'd have been a...

Lawyer. I always wanted to get people out of trouble.

The best age to be is...

It's what you make of it.

In a nutshell, my philosophy is this:

Be happy, try to make time for people.

Tristan Kirk

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