Commonwealth Games Foundation Twitter Interview with David Hemery - 27th September

This is the Twitter interview as it happened with @21stCentLegacy on #cgf10questions.

thecgf: This is a live Twitter interview with English athletic

legend David Hemery @21stCentLegacy #cgf10questions

thecgf: Thanks to David and everyone joining us today. Hi David!

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21stCentLegacy: Hi Peter, great to join you, hello to everyone

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thecgf: Hi David! The 1966 CWG was your first international

victory, what was that like? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Jamaica was exciting! Great meeting people

like Kenyan Kip Keino. #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: I hardly warmed up for my high hurdle final as

I had a fever & felt weak! #cgf10questions

thecgf: Gosh, by the way, Kip's here at the CGF general

assembly in Kampala, and he says 'hello'! #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Please say hello to Kip for me #cgf10questions

thecgf: You retained your title in the 1970, the first Games to

use metric units. Was it easier the second time around?

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21stCentLegacy: Yes, I was still very nervous but older, stronger

and faster & we had a 'home' crowd advantage in Edinburgh -

like London2012 #cgf10questions

thecgf: Your victory in the 1968 Olympics is still thrilling to

watch, an 8m margin & new WR. Do you feel the same after 44

years? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: David Coleman's commentary put in emotional

excitement. I have relived the race many times feeling the thrill,

relief & joy #cgf10questions

thecgf: '68 was also famous for Tommy Smith and John Carlos'

'salute' - what did you think of that at the time?

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21stCentLegacy: Studying in the US gave me appreciation of

how differently black athletes were treated out of the sports

arena. #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Tommy & John raised positive awareness of this

situation #cgf10questions

thecgf: How was @London2012 for you? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: @London2012 Awesome, magic, rewarding,

positive and transformational. #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: @London2012 It was a privilege to have

experienced what felt like the lifting of the UK vibration.

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thecgf: This is a Twitter interview with David Hemery

@21stCentLegacyI'm tweeting with David and we're about halfway

through #cgf10questions

thecgf: David, can you tell us a bit about your @London2012

inspired project and what motivated you to get involved?

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21stCentLegacy: Our Charity, 21st Century Legacy aims to

Inspire, Engage & Empower young people. www.21stcenturylegacy.com  

21stcenturylegacy.com #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: I'm passionate about unlocking potential

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21stCentLegacy: The Charity delivers the Be the Best you can

Be! Programme in Primary and Secondary Schools across the UK

#bethebestyoucanbe #cgf10questions

thecgf: How is it different for young people today, compared to

say when you were growing up? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: There are many more technology options for

entertainment. We were far more able & willing to play outdoors.

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21stCentLegacy: Also, there were less parental fears for their

children. #cgf10questions

thecgf: What advice do you have for teachers and parents

looking to coach young people? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Push and you get push back. Ask open

questions. Listen deeply & empathically to their responses.

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21stCentLegacy: Listening is a real and undervalued gift - Listen

to their dreams, avoid pushing yours #cgf10questions

thecgf: Good advice! #cgf10questions

thecgf: What changes would you like to see from governing

bodies and sport federations to promote drug-free sport?

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21stCentLegacy: Added to UK Sport policing, it's about personal

education. Every choice has a consequence. #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Ultimately the key is self-responsibility. Good

coaching facilitates this. #cgf10questions

thecgf: Final question... #cgf10questions

thecgf: You were in Edinburgh in 1970 - Scotland's first CWG.

Are you looking forward to @Glasgow2014? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: I am greatly looking forward to @Glasgow2014

- our Commonwealth 'Friendly Games'. #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: I hope @Glasgow2014 can take forward the UK

Olympic & Paralympic atmosphere from this summer.

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thecgf: Will we see you there? #cgf10questions

21stCentLegacy: Yes, I intend to and look forward to seeing you

there #cgf10questions

thecgf: Thanks David @21stCentLegacy it's been a real pleasure

talking to you and thanks to everyone who tuned in today.

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21stCentLegacy: Great to join you and thank you for the

opportunity :-) #bethebestyoucanbe www.21stcenturylegacy.com

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thecgf: Don't forget you can learn more about 'being the best

you can be' and the CGF by following @21stCentLegacy and

@thecgf #cgf10questions