Chris Cleave (born 1973) is a British writer and journalist. Read full biography of Chris Cleave →
I think that there's something extremely beautiful about the Olympic ideal and its motto - 'Swifter, higher, stronger' - it's such a... →
It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've... →
The reason why I love people, and writing about them, is because they don't always respond with hate and anger. If they did I wouldn't have a... →
I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's... →
Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind... →
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.
I'm not happy with just repeating myself.
There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.
The Daily Mail can't say 'asylum-seeker' without saying 'foreign criminal' in the same sentence. I'm sure it's... →
I think, in common with a lot of novelists, I wasn't the most athletic guy at school.
I'm a much better writer for being a father.
I'm always determined that as a novelist I'm going to go out there and research my characters very thoroughly before I start writing.
I'm really interested in people's decisions.
Chris Cleave (born 1973) is a British writer and journalist.