Daley Thompson

[mexico1970]

Saw him on The One Show last week, seems strange he'd be promoting a documentary that showed him in a not so good light.

To be fair mate Matt Letissier has been doing just that for years.

 

[simmo]

Came across as having two different sides to him.

Thought it was funny the media clip when asked about Jurgen Hingsen being confident and the response he gave ;
There’s two ways he will get the gold medal - he will either steal mine or he is entering another event.

 

[M18CTID]

I thought he was tremendously amusing. I did like the bit where he said he didn't want Coe to win his race! Nice that he and HIngtsen are great mates now. They never showed that tee shirt where Daley suggested that he was Germany's favourite son!

This was after he won gold at the European Championships in Stuttgart in 1986. IIRC the t-shirt he unveiled for the lap of honour read - in German - “Germany’s 3 most loved sons - Boris, Bernhard, and Daley”. I’ve not seen the documentary but have to admit that he came across as a bit of a knob at times down the years. However, that t-shirt was pure box office and showed he had a likeable humorous side! I seem to recall that despite him beating Hingsen on that occasion, Daley got a good reception from the German crowd.

 

[KS55]

This was after he won gold at the World Championships in Stuttgart in 1986. IIRC the t-shirt he unveiled for the lap of honour read - in German - “Germany’s 3 most loved sons - Boris, Bernhard, and Daley”. I’ve not seen the documentary but have to admit that he came across as a bit of a knob at times down the years. However, that t-shirt was pure box office and showed he had a likeable humorous side! I seem to recall that despite him beating Hingsen on that occasion, Daley got a good reception from the German crowd.

If you try quirky humour, you do sometimes look a bit of a knob. I’ve always warmed to him. Great athlete.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I thought the documentary was a terrific view - not a hagiography about his character. The family background stuff probably didn't get much coverage at the time.

I remember seeing the competition when he needed to run the 1500m quite hard and did so, with Hingsen turning round to see him not very far behind. Just a very very tough bloke.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Was mint on the commodore 64

The first, and to date, only bloke to ruin my keyboard...

 

[Crouchinho]

Remember the computer game I'm sure to this day my parents thought I had a massive wanking problem as my room was directly over the lounge

It didn't help that when you played it, Eurotrash was on at the same time.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Ha ha I had that game.
The 1500m was a nightmare with the joystick.

Back before RSI was a big thing. Pretty sure I did permanent damage.

 

[M18CTID]

Remember the computer game I'm sure to this day my parents thought I had a massive wanking problem as my room was directly over the lounge

Plenty of ZX Spectrum keyboards got destroyed playing that game

 

[jimharri]

Always struck me as a bit cocky. Sort of "he's good, and he knows it". But, I suppose, if you are that good, you can be cocky.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Always struck me as a bit cocky. Sort of "he's good, and he knows it". But, I suppose, if you are that good, you can be cocky.

I remember him being interviewed after that last injury breakdown with his thigh bandaged up. "It only lasted 70 metres, but it was a brilliant 70 metres...." or similar.