Talking about Adam Gemili:
Van Commenee said: “I am not sending my 12-year-old niece to fight al-Qaeda. We are going to the Games. It’s fun.”
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“A lot of people in athletics make it sound as if they are living a hard life, as if they have to go to the coal mines in Azerbaijan every morning or maybe have to work for the Daily Mail every day. That’s what I call tough. We are doing sport, something fun. Sometimes athletes and coaches forget that.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18605140
I like him more after that. Especially reminding everyone that we’re doing it for fun. I forgot that yesterday towards the end of my 7 3min intervals…
