Decathlon king Daley Thompson is still the hero we all want him to be

Athletics

Daley Thompson with Lady Mary Peters

Steven Beacom

School run, Thursday and in the car my children Sophia and Aaron are telling me about their first day back after the summer holidays. Phone rings. Pull over and answer. “Hi Steven, it’s Daley Thompson here” says the distinctive voice.

In this profession I’ve been blessed to interview many sporting greats, but this was a first…taking a call from Superman. That’s Daley Thompson, the cool guy who made anything seem possible. Double Olympic champion and an awesome athlete capable of phenomenal feats of excellence and endurance.