Thursday,
July 1, 2004 13:29
Olympic Q&A: Steve Mitchell & Iain Percy |
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Mitchell & Iain Percy |
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Age:34
and 28
Home Town:
Southampton and Winchester
Olympic Event:
Sailing - Star Class
Previous Olympics:
2000 Finn Gold (Percy)
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you weren't sportsmen, what would you be? |
Iain:
Well Steve was a flower seller before he was a sportsman ...sorry,
he was a 'trader'... he always likes to point out the difference
... so he'd probably be that!
Steve: In an ideal world, Iain would be a taster for
wine-gums! |
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| Is
your partnership like a marriage? |
Steve:
It feels like that sometimes ... except we can't get divorced!
Iain: The best way to put it is we have different skills
... well Steve has different skills, I haven't got many - sailing
is about the only one I've got. But he completely runs the programme,
organises everything and takes a lot of pressure off me.
Steve: I'd say the strengths of Iain are he's a very
natural, very talented sailor. You can put him in any boat and
he'll pick it up very very quickly. |
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| What
are your career highlights? |
Iain:
A career highlight for me has got to be standing on the podium
at the Sydney Olympics - nothing beats that. I remember I just
went mental last time, my hands were in the air, I was screaming
and shouting. I was doing that so much, the poor guy who was
trying to give me the medal had to wait about 10 minutes while
I was going mad!
Steve: I've watched the Olympics since I was a little
kid, Daley Thompson, Sebastian Coe...
Iain: ...and me, Steve!
Steve: ...and obviously seeing Iain and all the rest
of the sailors picking up the medals last time, it kind of spurs
you on to think, 'well I wouldn't mind a bit of that, that'd
be quite good fun.' |
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| Who
are your biggest fans? |
Iain:
Unfortunately it's probably our Mums who are our number one
fans - always cringeworthy!
Steve: They'll be out there cheering us on I'm sure as
we're sailing along we'll hear screams of 'C'mon little Steve,
off you go! ... don't forget your lunch!'... don't shout too
loud Mum! |
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