What a legend! Love the fact that Daley is so matter of fact about his achievements - before, during and after competing, without being cocky or arrogant. What a calm bloke as well! Thanks Rob for interviewing and sharing.
Great to see such a legendary athlete maintain his discipline, self-confidence and sense of self-worth, long beyond the fame and fortune of the moments when was famous and holding the medals high :)
and also great to listen to Daley Thompson. Watched him in action years ago, played the game on the spectrum, awesome to hear him talk about everything.
I remember admiring Daley Thompson at the L.A. Olympics, as well as just playing the video game on Commodore 64. So good to see you, Daley, right how I imagined you. Strong, smart, hard-working, but above all, with a super tough mind. Someone who understand that it's all about improving over yourself, rather than beat your competitors. And the Decathlon is, in some sense, a field that is such a great training for real life, in the sense that it forces you to be versatile, to deal with your weaknesses, instead of becoming a one-trick pony. "Practice as it's a competition so you can compete as if it's practice" - worth gold.
What a great guy. Loved watching him compete back in the day, and it's great to see he's so happy & content with his life. Thanks for the memories Daley, you were something special and then some!
Great interview with the most incredible all round athlete there has ever been and lets not forget what an amazing athlete Jurgen was too. Great times to be an athletics fan wathing their superb rivalry.
A great guy. One of my all time favourite athletes. A fun fact, Daley is amazing at general knowledge. Saw him in one of those quiz shows on TV and he was absolutely killing it.
The irony is, hundreds of thousands may remember it. Daley describes it here from his point of view, but he may not even have ever heard 'It's a better one'! But we were all there
Great interview inspiring and truthful........and daley talking about the best thing was the birth of his children is true, as a midwife and mum it is the best thing in the world and most memorable how awesome life is 🙏🙌😋
Great interview. But the discus story (30.00) is wrong. He claims here that he threw a personal best in response to Hingsen's performance; he didn't. His third throw was a mediocre 43.38. After that, Hingsen threw over 48m, going back into the lead. Thompson won the Gold on the second day thanks to his great pole vaulting and excellent 400m.
As you are trying to correct, 400m is on the first day not the second day. His 3rd throw was 46:56 a pb at the time. His first two throws were bad, around 41meters I think.
@@monkey271070 Not what the documentary says (with film clips of those performances as evidence) but I'll assume you're correct, for now. Thanks. I'll go back and check again.
Hey mr Thompson I watched your events and bought your games for the ZX SPECTRUM, I have always been 11 Stone AND It Appears I was A DIABETIC LOL Your Help or Views would be greatly Appreciated, sir. I am Deeply concerned and LOST. :)
That picture of him still-standing when his competitors are 'stretched-out' on the track - after, the 1982 european championship decathlon, in, athens - sticks in the mind! As if to say 'what? you boys tired? I could do this, again, right, now!' His 'finest hour' came in stuttgart - at, the 1986 european championships - when he was defending his title. In, w. germany - the home of hingsen - he 'laid-down-the-law' and showed his competitors who 'the man' was! Special, time for a special, athlete. And, the man is special, too!
What a legend! Love the fact that Daley is so matter of fact about his achievements - before, during and after competing, without being cocky or arrogant. What a calm bloke as well! Thanks Rob for interviewing and sharing.
Great to see such a legendary athlete maintain his discipline, self-confidence and sense of self-worth, long beyond the fame and fortune of the moments when was famous and holding the medals high :)
and also great to listen to Daley Thompson. Watched him in action years ago, played the game on the spectrum, awesome to hear him talk about everything.
Surely by now Sir Daley, absolute legend
Oh wow, to hear that Daley and Jurgen are friends has made my day.
I remember admiring Daley Thompson at the L.A. Olympics, as well as just playing the video game on Commodore 64. So good to see you, Daley, right how I imagined you. Strong, smart, hard-working, but above all, with a super tough mind.
Someone who understand that it's all about improving over yourself, rather than beat your competitors. And the Decathlon is, in some sense, a field that is such a great training for real life, in the sense that it forces you to be versatile, to deal with your weaknesses, instead of becoming a one-trick pony.
"Practice as it's a competition so you can compete as if it's practice" - worth gold.
What a great guy. Loved watching him compete back in the day, and it's great to see he's so happy & content with his life.
Thanks for the memories Daley, you were something special and then some!
Great interview with the most incredible all round athlete there has ever been and lets not forget what an amazing athlete Jurgen was too. Great times to be an athletics fan wathing their superb rivalry.
A great guy. One of my all time favourite athletes. A fun fact, Daley is amazing at general knowledge. Saw him in one of those quiz shows on TV and he was absolutely killing it.
What a lovely well spoken.down to
Earth.respectful man.
What an absolute class act Daley is.
At 29:00 I still remember it to this day. "It's a better one, it's a better one, it's a better one, it's a better one"
Ron Pickering
The irony is, hundreds of thousands may remember it. Daley describes it here from his point of view, but he may not even have ever heard 'It's a better one'! But we were all there
Legend. only a few of our athletes to hold all the titles at once. World, Olympic European and Commonwealth champion.
A rue legend of world athletics. Good on you Daley.
LEGENG!! Period!!👏👏👏👍👍
Oops! Should have said: LEGEND!!!!😂😂😂😂
Why hasn’t this great man not been knighted? Shameful.
Great interview inspiring and truthful........and daley talking about the best thing was the birth of his children is true, as a midwife and mum it is the best thing in the world and most memorable how awesome life is 🙏🙌😋
Why only 7k views, the man is a legend
Daley was a beast before beasts...unbelievable. He was a big influence on my psyche as a young man...
Had a game of Daley's Decathlon on C64 emulator while watching this.....like the real decathlon the 1500m is a killer.
He bought a new porsche 959 hope he still owns it. Best British athlete by far...
The worlds greatest decathlete!
Really good interviewer
Daley and Jürgen are good friends.
What a legend
He looks great for his age.
What a winner
He is my hero
Great interview. But the discus story (30.00) is wrong. He claims here that he threw a personal best in response to Hingsen's performance; he didn't. His third throw was a mediocre 43.38. After that, Hingsen threw over 48m, going back into the lead. Thompson won the Gold on the second day thanks to his great pole vaulting and excellent 400m.
As you are trying to correct, 400m is on the first day not the second day.
His 3rd throw was 46:56 a pb at the time.
His first two throws were bad, around 41meters I think.
@@monkey271070 Not what the documentary says (with film clips of those performances as evidence) but I'll assume you're correct, for now. Thanks. I'll go back and check again.
He is so yong and handsome
Hey mr Thompson I watched your events and bought your games for the ZX SPECTRUM, I have always been 11 Stone AND It Appears I was A DIABETIC LOL
Your Help or Views would be greatly Appreciated, sir.
I am Deeply concerned and LOST. :)
Britain GREATEST ATHLETE 👍👍👍👍should be a knight of the realm,a national disgrace he is not 😥
Delete the 'Dec' in the title amd replace it with EVER.
That picture of him still-standing when his competitors are 'stretched-out' on the track - after, the 1982 european championship decathlon, in, athens - sticks in the mind! As if to say 'what? you boys tired? I could do this, again, right, now!'
His 'finest hour' came in stuttgart - at, the 1986 european championships - when he was defending his title. In, w. germany - the home of hingsen - he 'laid-down-the-law' and showed his competitors who 'the man' was! Special, time for a special, athlete. And, the man is special, too!
i might be white but growing up he was my hero such a legend
So what does your Race have to with supporting him?
If you feel worn out in your 30s you are doing something very very wrong in your life.
Daley Thompson, the birth of your kids is not your career. The questions was about your Decathlete career.