[Gilbertoo]

Originally Posted by Mrs Teapot

Loving reading your stories but sad news today that Dan will not be competing in the Breast as he as got a shoulder injury. It came on the local news at tea time. Gutted wondering how he must be feeling, I will get some feedback from my daughter at some point.

If if paves the way for another to compete and have the thrill then I wish them well too

Awww, that's unlucky!! Is he young enough to have another crack at it? I presume so...

[Mrs Teapot]

Originally Posted by Maybelle

Lovely thread Mrs T My nearest brush with anyone even associated with the Olympics was that I went to the same school as Mary Peters (not at the same time ). I remember her coming especially to show us her gold medal

ETA - a very brave lady, she had death threats and all sorts

Just found this about it May

Source

[QUOTET]o win the gold medal, she narrowly beat the local favourite, Germany's Heide Rosendahl, by 10 points, setting a world record score. After her victory, death threats were phoned in to the BBC: "Mary Peters is a protestant and has won a medal for Britain. An attempt will be made on her life and it will be blamed on the IRA ... Her home will be going up in the near future." but Peters insisted she would return home to Belfast[/quote]

The medals are lovely to see, something special about them. I've been lucky to have seen some.

Originally Posted by Gilbertoo

Awww, that's unlucky!! Is he young enough to have another crack at it? I presume so...

It's on the Team GB site

In the least it goes to show that they are real people and often with a story to tell be it a happy or a sad one, really gutted for him

Dans comment

“It is an athlete’s worst nightmare. I have had a couple of injuries and I need to go back and rebuild the foundations. I am still young enough to think about Rio 2016, but I need to address this injury before it gets worse.
“I still want to swim for as long as I am physically able to and this operation will help with that. The important thing I need to focus on now is my recovery.”

[Ignazio]

Originally Posted by Mrs Teapot

Just found this about it May

Source

[QUOTET]o win the gold medal, she narrowly beat the local favourite, Germany's Heide Rosendahl, by 10 points, setting a world record score. After her victory, death threats were phoned in to the BBC: "Mary Peters is a protestant and has won a medal for Britain. An attempt will be made on her life and it will be blamed on the IRA ... Her home will be going up in the near future." but Peters insisted she would return home to Belfast

The medals are lovely to see, something special about them. I've been lucky to have seen some.



It's on the Team GB site

In the least it goes to show that they are real people and often with a story to tell be it a happy or a sad one, really gutted for him

Dans comment

“It is an athlete’s worst nightmare. I have had a couple of injuries and I need to go back and rebuild the foundations. I am still young enough to think about Rio 2016, but I need to address this injury before it gets worse.
“I still want to swim for as long as I am physically able to and this operation will help with that. The important thing I need to focus on now is my recovery.”[/quote]
I read about Dan Mrs.T - gutted, devastated etc. doesn't even touch the sides of how this young man must be feeling; deprived by injury of this once in a lifetime chance of competing in front of his home crowd - yet he's manged to look to the future with positivity.

Those who tar the youth of day with anti social brushes would do well to take a look at our young Olympians.

I truly wish Dan well.

[Mrs Teapot]

Those who tar the youth of day with anti social brushes would do well to take a look at our young Olympians.

I truly wish Dan well.

The quotes went a bit daft Ignazio

Your so right, I've welled up here as I know how much he has put into this and of course his family.

That is a nice thing to say, thank you, he would be touched that someone who does not even know him said such

For the record, he has been there at pool side over years and in a voluntary capacity teaching young children to swim when time allowed him to do so.

[Pumping Iron]

I met Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton briefly at work yesterday. Victoria Pendleton is stunning!!!

[Mrs Teapot]

Originally Posted by Pumping Iron

I met Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton briefly at work yesterday. Victoria Pendleton is stunning!!!

Oh wow, I've been looking at the set up there with you for the athletes, they were showing some pictures of them picking up their kit.

Did you have puppy dog eyes or did you stay dead professional

[Pumping Iron]

Originally Posted by Mrs Teapot

Oh wow, I've been looking at the set up there with you for the athletes, they were showing some pictures of them picking up their kit.

Did you have puppy dog eyes or did you stay dead professional

Always the professional of course! Although if I get to meet Jess Ennis, I don't think I could control myself. I'll end up being more of a security risk than helping with security!!!

[Mrs Teapot]

Originally Posted by Pumping Iron

Always the professional of course! Although if I get to meet Jess Ennis, I don't think I could control myself. I'll end up being more of a security risk than helping with security!!!

She is the pin up girl eh Pump and rightly so

I have been so tempted to put a thread on here over the last few weeks and I reckon I still will do in a relation to what you are saying

[Pumping Iron]

Originally Posted by Mrs Teapot

She is the pin up girl eh Pump and rightly so

I have been so tempted to put a thread on here over the last few weeks and I reckon I still will do in a relation to what you are saying

She's amazing!!! Much better role model then the likes of Katie Price anyway....and she seems so humble and nice too!!!

[MAW]

Originally Posted by grassmarket

A colleague at work (now an ex-colleague, in fact) left her job a couple of months back to become a pro cyclist on the European women's circuit with the hope of getting a place in the women's road race for New Zealand. Genevieve Whitson is her name.

I'll keep an eye out, she's going to pass my house in the race Twice. We are on the hill circuit.

I know, or have met, most of the sailing team at one time or another. It's a small world. My wife used to work with Iain Percy's sister a few years ago too. I can recall Ben Ainslee as a 16 year old junior team member.

[swingaleg]

Originally Posted by MAW

I'll keep an eye out, she's going to pass my house in the race Twice. We are on the hill circuit.

I know, or have met, most of the sailing team at one time or another. It's a small world. My wife used to work with Iain Percy's sister a few years ago too. I can recall Ben Ainslee as a 16 year old junior team member.

The only Olympian I've vaguely known was a sailor, Lawrie Smith, who competed in the 80s ?

But I only knew him when he was a boy !

He went to my school and was a couple of years younger than me but I knew his sister who was my age...........so I was aware of him through her

They lived in a big posh house and I went to a party there once..............

[MAW]

I had a go on his Ultra 30 once. He's just recently won the Dragon class world champs. Known as a wee bit of a nutter, in the 'press on regardless' kind of way

[swingaleg]

Originally Posted by MAW

I had a go on his Ultra 30 once. He's just recently won the Dragon class world champs. Known as a wee bit of a nutter, in the 'press on regardless' kind of way

I don't follow sailing but i am aware that he's still going........must be in his late 50s now !

[sward669]

My sister had the qualifying standard for the 2008 gymnastics but retired in 2008 and couldn't get back to full fitness in time for the games! She did go to the 2006 commonwealth games tho

[ollie1004]

My ex-partner will be competing in the long jump.

[Mrs Teapot]

Originally Posted by sward669

My sister had the qualifying standard for the 2008 gymnastics but retired in 2008 and couldn't get back to full fitness in time for the games! She did go to the 2006 commonwealth games tho

Awww and well done to her

Brill, hard sport that and and so hard to get fitness back.

Originally Posted by ollie1004

My ex-partner will be competing in the long jump.

Good luck to them Ollie

[Pumping Iron]

Just met Rebecca Adlington

[Kierenj]

Originally Posted by Pumping Iron

Just met Rebecca Adlington

why the long face?

[Pumping Iron]

Originally Posted by Kierenj

why the long face?

What you on about?

[basdfg]

No but I did meet Dwain Chambers a couple of years ago. Shock his hand and everything.