freedom in the air interviews Dame Tanni Grey Thompson

I have only spoken with Dame Tanni Grey Thompson once during a long phone call almost a year ago and i shall always remember it. I have learnt more about her career as an Athlete and all round brilliant person since then. We thank her very much for giving us an opportunity to interview her for http://www.freedom-in-the-air.com

Tanni has competed at 5 Paralympic Games, Seoul bronze medal 1988; Barcelona 4 gold medals, 1992; Atlanta 1 gold medal, 3 silver medals, 1996; Sydney 4 gold medals, 2000; Athens 2 gold medals, 2004. Tanni won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002. Held British records in every distance from 100 metres up to 10,000 metres. Current world record holder at 200 and 400 metres. Awarded DBE in 2005. Member of the Laureus World Sports Academy; Patron The Youth Sports Trust; Patron The British Sports Trust; Vice-president Womens Sports Foundation; Vice-president Get Kids Going. Tanni is also a motivational speaker. Council member of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust from January 2006.

1. Who or what influenced you to become an athlete?
I grew up in quite a sporty atmosphere – both my parents loved sport, and I was a naturally competitive person. I think sport was seen as a useful thing for me to do. To start off with it was about being fit and healthy and then later on it was about competition

2. What are your thoughts to flying?
I couldn’t have been an athlete without having to do a reasonable amount of flying !! I would still love to do my PPL but I don’t have the time… this is maybe something that I can do when I properly retire.

the full interview with one of Britains most inspiring athlete can be read here http://www.freedom-in-the-air.com

her interview will inspire and motivate anyone whether you have a disability or not. if you are training to be a pilot or athlete then the one thing that is central to both worlds, which is you have to train extremely hard. Enjoy the read