Victoria Pendleton: ‘At school I discovered the traits that make an Olympic champion do not make for a popular teenage girl’ | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/24/victoria-pendleton-looks-back-interview-olympic-cyclist "In retrospect, I know they were trying their best with the skills they had, but I would love to explain to some of them what an impact their negative comments had."
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Victoria Pendleton: ‘At school I discovered the traits that make an Olympic champion do not make for a popular teenage girl’
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Victoria Pendleton is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, but has often felt like a failure and fraud. She tells Simon Hattenstone about her Olympic golds, the misery that came with them, and the joy she has found since she retired. And Twisters is the tornado blockbuster that almost has it all. But its two hot stars – Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones – avoid a climactic smooch. Is Steven Spielberg to blame?
the GuardianDer frühere US-Footballer Mark Pattison hat sich vorgenommen, in diesem Frühjahr den Mount Everest und den Lhotse zu besteigen. Zwar ist er fit, doch haben Leistungssportler beim Bergsteigen nicht nur Vorteile.
Ex-NFL-Profi Mark Pattison: Mount Everest als neue Endzone | DW | 18.03.2021
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Ex-NFL-Profi Mark Pattison: Mount Everest als neue Endzone | DW | 18.03.2021
Der frühere US-Footballer Mark Pattison hat sich vorgenommen, in diesem Frühjahr den Mount Everest und den Lhotse zu besteigen. Zwar ist er fit, doch haben Leistungssportler beim Bergsteigen nicht nur Vorteile.