Daley Thompson: Olympic Superstar
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00216mg/dal...
Anybody see this last night?
What an athlete and what an enigma as an individual. This programme gives us some answers I think, clearly emotionally stunted (for very good reasons) and certainly someone who had no concept of a filter
Astonishing competitor though. It is about time he got more recognition for his achievements.
Anybody see this last night?
What an athlete and what an enigma as an individual. This programme gives us some answers I think, clearly emotionally stunted (for very good reasons) and certainly someone who had no concept of a filter
Astonishing competitor though. It is about time he got more recognition for his achievements.
Yeah, loved it, found it fascinating. Few things really jumped out at me about it.
- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
rider73 said:
Had a great game as well on the speccy 48K
destroyed my O and P keys playing it
And more than few joysticks.destroyed my O and P keys playing it
Haven't watched it yet, but I recall from a previous interview that he would train on Christmas day as he knew no one else would. It gave him a psychological edge on the start line.
Belle427 said:
Very good watch and an amazing athlete, I did think he came across as a bit of a knob in certain ares though.
Obviously a very difficult upbringing.
Was he better than Carl Lewis though?
Yes, Daley was a far better athlete than the doper Lewis.Obviously a very difficult upbringing.
Was he better than Carl Lewis though?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athl...
andyA700 said:
Belle427 said:
Very good watch and an amazing athlete, I did think he came across as a bit of a knob in certain ares though.
Obviously a very difficult upbringing.
Was he better than Carl Lewis though?
Yes, Daley was a far better athlete than the doper Lewis.Obviously a very difficult upbringing.
Was he better than Carl Lewis though?
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/24/athl...
Look how Bruce Jenner was affected.
Mark_S1000RR_2010 said:
Yeah, loved it, found it fascinating. Few things really jumped out at me about it.
- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
I know Lloyd Cole and he not smug at all. Also has nothing to do with athletics.- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
I was always astonished at their 1500M times.
These were big powerful guys and while they looked like they were jogging compared to the middle distance runners they were still posting times the average club runner could not dream of and this was after 2 days of gruelling competition.
Daley had a 1500M best of 4:22
Go try that around your local running track.
These were big powerful guys and while they looked like they were jogging compared to the middle distance runners they were still posting times the average club runner could not dream of and this was after 2 days of gruelling competition.
Daley had a 1500M best of 4:22
Go try that around your local running track.
272BHP said:
I was always astonished at their 1500M times.
These were big powerful guys and while they looked like they were jogging compared to the middle distance runners they were still posting times the average club runner could not dream of and this was after 2 days of gruelling competition.
Daley had a 1500M best of 4:22
Go try that around your local running track.
I find the whole idea of the decathlon astonishing. Events like the high jump and, in particular, pole vault require serious technique. Amazing athletes.These were big powerful guys and while they looked like they were jogging compared to the middle distance runners they were still posting times the average club runner could not dream of and this was after 2 days of gruelling competition.
Daley had a 1500M best of 4:22
Go try that around your local running track.
Rough101 said:
Mark_S1000RR_2010 said:
Yeah, loved it, found it fascinating. Few things really jumped out at me about it.
- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
I know Lloyd Cole and he not smug at all. Also has nothing to do with athletics.- Daley seems like a good guy, but he can be a bit blunt and crass sometimes. That press conference in LA was a classic example, the stuff he was saying about Princess Anne was actually pretty funny - but it wasn’t the right forum for those kind of jokes. You could hear the journalists laughing their heads off while sharpening their knives. Even the jokes he was making around his son were ill considered.
- His insecurity and need for validation were deeply suppressed but obviously there. They didn’t explain too much about his mother’s problems but they must have been significant. He had such a tough childhood, it’s affected his whole life for better and worse.
- You forget what an astonishing athlete he was. The volume of training he could do without injury until his body became older was quite something.
-Lord Cole is still a smug t***.
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