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发帖数: 5141 | 1 Pensioner sends Brownlee brothers ￡10 for performance of a lifetime at
London 2012 Olympics
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/triathlon/9485298/Pen
The Brownlee brothers have revealed the wide-ranging perks of life as
Olympic medallists - from city-centre receptions to receiving a pensioner's
money through the post.
The Leeds-based pair became the first British siblings to stand on the same
Olympic podium in more than a century when Alistair won the triathlon ahead
of younger brother Jonny in third.
In the 11 days since they have been blown away by well-wishers from across
the country.
Thousands of fans turned up to welcome them home at a parade at Millennium
Square in Leeds on Monday while they have been regularly been stopped on
their return to training on the streets of their local town.
But it was a letter from an old-age pensioner that Alistair admits has
touched him the most.
"Everyone has been great and really friendly," he said.
"People have been stopping us when we go out training and congratulating us
and telling us how proud they were of us. It is really nice - it makes you
feel great.
"The best message that we've had though was actually an 89-year-old man who
sent us a letter in the post.
"He wrote that he had watched us and that it was one of the best things he
had ever seen in his life.
"He also included a tenner for both of us and said that he wasn't putting
his name or address on it so that we couldn't send it back.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with it yet. I've been so busy with media
and everything else since that I haven't had a chance to do anything with
it. I've had that in one pocket and my gold medal in the other.
"I actually haven't even got a spot for my gold medal yet. It's just been in
my pocket."
Both brothers have had little time to dwell on their Olympic success with
Alistair due to fly to America for a triathlon next month while Jonny will
compete in Stockholm next week.
A return to training this week has, however, given Alistair time to reflect
and a chance to get away from a busy media schedule.
"It's been pretty hectic since. We've only had a brief chance to see our
parents," said Alistair, who along with his brother, supports the nationwide
grassroots campaign, 'Join In Local Sport'. To find out what events are
happening near you, simply go to the Join In website - http://www.joininuk.org - and enter your post code.
"The great thing about running is that you can get away to your own thoughts
and get in a little bubble. You do think about what you have achieved so
that's been good to get away.
"I've started training again and initially it is quite easy because you get
back into a bit of normality.
"Then as you start to do a bit of harder training you do think 'this is hard
work' but I am off for another competition in American in a few weeks so it
all continues on."
Jonny admitted to life after the Olympics as a "massive comedown" with the
22-year-old having to sort the details of his move into a new house since
arriving back from London.
Jonny has shared a house with Alistair for the past three years and, with
most of the household possessions belonging to his elder brother, has
quickly been brought back to the realities of life.
"I'll be moving out soon but I don't think it will be sorted out until after
I get back from Stockholm," he said.
"It has been a massive comedown since getting back after the high of the
Olympics.
"It's hard to get back into training but it is what I love to do. Then I've
had the house - I've actually got no furniture so I'm going to have to sort
that out.
"I'll be looking for a few freebies off my family and friends to start off
with. Maybe my new fame will help too.
"There are a few DIY things that needs doing. I'm actually looking forward
to that." |
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