There's a god article on what former England footballer Danny Mills thinks about his son George making the Olympics in the 1500 and 5000. He's VERY proud.
But these comments about how it's harder to be a track and field/athletics dad than soccer dad were quite amusing.
"Watching athletics is the worst on the planet.
"With football, if you make a mistake you’ll get another chance. If you miss an open goal, you’ll get another opportunity.
"Watching athletics is a little bit like watching a sudden death penalty shoot-out for about half an hour. It just goes on and on and on.
"One mistake in a race and you’re done. You’ve got to get the tactics and positioning right.
"I’ve always been able to help him out psychologically. Being able to say let’s not get too carried away. Emotion is not great for sport, you need to be calm. We’ve gone through a lot this year in terms of qualification for both events at the Olympics."
