22 thoughts on “London 2012: Sir Chris Hoy talks of his historic sixth Olympic gold win”
YARROWS9
Was in Buxton Myself.What a cracking town that is, brilliant park with the
ponds and train.Ignore those, we watch Braveheart every night shady
characters of the nationalist element in Scotland.They get to over
patriotic that they ram how good being Scottish is constantly down your
throat.
59jalex
Spooky! I was born in Buxton and my father (ex H.L.I.) is from Glasgow. I
am genuinely proud of ALL our contributors in Team GB.
59jalex
That’s the thing about being British, we can rejoice in the victories of
our brothers from Scotland, Wales and Ulster. Do you really imagine that
not one British penny has contributed to the success of our Olympians?
Would you have us believe that Sir Chris Hoy has a Scottish coach, a
Scottish dietician, a Scottish masseur, a Scottish driver, a Scottish chef,
and only has Scottish team mates? In the Olympic Velodrome, I could have
sworn there was at least one cheering Englishman. Deary me.
Mk Scotsman
Agreed … would of been scotish if he lost … but he never nor did oor
andy
Mk Scotsman
Settle down bud no more wars loll for now anyway … no but seriously andy
was the scotish number 1 when he lost then when he was winning he was
british & am taking that from sky news etc … sometimes it feels like
we’re down classed in british television … proud to be british but these
things dont go unnoticed
Tecton UK
legend
YARROWS9
See the likes of you.Your just like Alex Salmond and the rest of those
nationalists scumbags that can’t even bring themselves to wish Team GB all
the best.Salmond even said good luck our Scolympians?.What a moron,just say
Britain you tube.Andy Murray, Chris Hoy and Kath Grainger were draping
themselves in Union jacks because unlike you they are proud Scots and
Brits.Just type in Olympic park Chris Hoy winning Gold, to see the reaction
from a mainly English croud.Superb.
San Amar
Thats bullshit about him being Scottish if he lost, Team GB had winners
from all over our isles, and we can all be proud of all of them. Chris Hoy
is a man to look up too, a winner of the highest magnitude, a leader, and a
humble man, he’s the type of bloke you’d gladly follow into battle.
San Amar
What the fuck has any of this got to do with you an Irishman anyway?
connorjjg
‘british sporting legend’ sickens me, suits england so well that they have
the uk, imagine england as an independant nation in the olympics…shite!!
Rashid Dostum
Fucking imbeciles. Chris Hoy would not give his ears time for your petty
nationalistic rants. Nobody listens, they just jump on it for a reason for
some youtube bating.
59jalex
See, you’re choose to ignore what I actually wrote. Did not ALL our
Olympians benefit from “British” resources? If Sir Chris Hoy’s career was
funded and supported ENTIRELY by Scottish money, you may have a point, but
it wasn’t, was it? Geraint Thomas seemed pleased to be chosen for Team GB,
whilst still being a proud Welshman. By the way, did Bradley Wiggins or
Victoria Pendleton represent Team GB or England?
connorjjg
What i’m saying is..imagine England as an independent nation…you would no
longer be able to compete with the likes of USA or China..not that you
already cant anyway…it suits the English perfectly because they have Team
GB&NI, that way if a scot wins a medal or a Welshman wins a medal…”oh
and its another gold for Britain”, never, ”oh and its another gold for
scotland or wales”. Lets see how well England do when theres no longer
scotland or NI in the brit team…
Nick Payne
As you will have heard tonight in Hoy’s words himself… British AND
Scottish. Both are important (to him at least). It’s absolutely imperative
that his Scottishness is recognised and celebrated alongside his
Britishness. I agree that certain England fans shouldn’t merely use
“British” as a crutch to prop up their own sense of achievement… if we
want other members of the union to support us, then we have to genuinely
support them too… not just as a back up when things go wrong.
Nick Payne
I know you are probably going to come back at me for saying that, with
something terribly heated and vitriolic. So be it. I happen to believe in
the union very strongly and irrespective of genes, I consider myself more
British than English. I’m a one body many parts kinda guy. Disagree with me
if you will but I genuinely don’t see any reason to be so misanthropic
about it.
connorjjg
This is an actual interview between presenter Kate Thornton and Samuel L
Jackson: K- What’s it like working with Colin (Farrel), ‘cos he is just so
hot in the U.K. right now. SLJ- He’s pretty hot in the U.S. too K- Yea! but
he’s one of our own! SLJ- Isn’t he from Ireland? K- Yeah, but we claim him
‘cos Ireland is beside us. (laughter) SLJ- You see that’s your problem
right there. You British keep claiming people that don’t belong to you. We
had that problem in America too, it was called slavery.
YARROWS9
Well said mate.I’m Scottish but equally proud to be British.I was cheering
all our athletes from the Ashbourne ex services club Derbyshire where i
watched Andy Murray win Gold and the roof nearly came off.Alex Salmond will
never win Independance because most Scots feel Scottish and British
aswell.But i admit to voting SNP because Labour were useless and no way was
i voting tory.
ian749
Thx for the memories Chris
chunkymonkey55555
class
59jalex
So, you want to argue on one single word. What about the rest of my
comments? Come on son, find fault with anything else I said.
connorjjg
‘ulster’, a typical Brit with no geographical intelligence..for fuck
sake..ulster has nine counties, the north of Ireland, which is not even a
part of Britain, but a state within Ireland which is part of the UK, has 6
counties…so what you’;ve just done is proved my point! LOL…you ‘ve just
went and claimed another 3 counties for yourself..idiots!
connorjjg
you’re straying away from the point yourself..you think i care how much
money your olympions get..that doesnt matter to me at all..my poit is that
you try to claim anything that is good, but cast away anything or anyone
who is not worth knowing…
Was in Buxton Myself.What a cracking town that is, brilliant park with the
ponds and train.Ignore those, we watch Braveheart every night shady
characters of the nationalist element in Scotland.They get to over
patriotic that they ram how good being Scottish is constantly down your
throat.
Spooky! I was born in Buxton and my father (ex H.L.I.) is from Glasgow. I
am genuinely proud of ALL our contributors in Team GB.
That’s the thing about being British, we can rejoice in the victories of
our brothers from Scotland, Wales and Ulster. Do you really imagine that
not one British penny has contributed to the success of our Olympians?
Would you have us believe that Sir Chris Hoy has a Scottish coach, a
Scottish dietician, a Scottish masseur, a Scottish driver, a Scottish chef,
and only has Scottish team mates? In the Olympic Velodrome, I could have
sworn there was at least one cheering Englishman. Deary me.
Agreed … would of been scotish if he lost … but he never nor did oor
andy
Settle down bud no more wars loll for now anyway … no but seriously andy
was the scotish number 1 when he lost then when he was winning he was
british & am taking that from sky news etc … sometimes it feels like
we’re down classed in british television … proud to be british but these
things dont go unnoticed
legend
See the likes of you.Your just like Alex Salmond and the rest of those
nationalists scumbags that can’t even bring themselves to wish Team GB all
the best.Salmond even said good luck our Scolympians?.What a moron,just say
Britain you tube.Andy Murray, Chris Hoy and Kath Grainger were draping
themselves in Union jacks because unlike you they are proud Scots and
Brits.Just type in Olympic park Chris Hoy winning Gold, to see the reaction
from a mainly English croud.Superb.
Thats bullshit about him being Scottish if he lost, Team GB had winners
from all over our isles, and we can all be proud of all of them. Chris Hoy
is a man to look up too, a winner of the highest magnitude, a leader, and a
humble man, he’s the type of bloke you’d gladly follow into battle.
What the fuck has any of this got to do with you an Irishman anyway?
‘british sporting legend’ sickens me, suits england so well that they have
the uk, imagine england as an independant nation in the olympics…shite!!
Fucking imbeciles. Chris Hoy would not give his ears time for your petty
nationalistic rants. Nobody listens, they just jump on it for a reason for
some youtube bating.
See, you’re choose to ignore what I actually wrote. Did not ALL our
Olympians benefit from “British” resources? If Sir Chris Hoy’s career was
funded and supported ENTIRELY by Scottish money, you may have a point, but
it wasn’t, was it? Geraint Thomas seemed pleased to be chosen for Team GB,
whilst still being a proud Welshman. By the way, did Bradley Wiggins or
Victoria Pendleton represent Team GB or England?
What i’m saying is..imagine England as an independent nation…you would no
longer be able to compete with the likes of USA or China..not that you
already cant anyway…it suits the English perfectly because they have Team
GB&NI, that way if a scot wins a medal or a Welshman wins a medal…”oh
and its another gold for Britain”, never, ”oh and its another gold for
scotland or wales”. Lets see how well England do when theres no longer
scotland or NI in the brit team…
As you will have heard tonight in Hoy’s words himself… British AND
Scottish. Both are important (to him at least). It’s absolutely imperative
that his Scottishness is recognised and celebrated alongside his
Britishness. I agree that certain England fans shouldn’t merely use
“British” as a crutch to prop up their own sense of achievement… if we
want other members of the union to support us, then we have to genuinely
support them too… not just as a back up when things go wrong.
I know you are probably going to come back at me for saying that, with
something terribly heated and vitriolic. So be it. I happen to believe in
the union very strongly and irrespective of genes, I consider myself more
British than English. I’m a one body many parts kinda guy. Disagree with me
if you will but I genuinely don’t see any reason to be so misanthropic
about it.
This is an actual interview between presenter Kate Thornton and Samuel L
Jackson: K- What’s it like working with Colin (Farrel), ‘cos he is just so
hot in the U.K. right now. SLJ- He’s pretty hot in the U.S. too K- Yea! but
he’s one of our own! SLJ- Isn’t he from Ireland? K- Yeah, but we claim him
‘cos Ireland is beside us. (laughter) SLJ- You see that’s your problem
right there. You British keep claiming people that don’t belong to you. We
had that problem in America too, it was called slavery.
Well said mate.I’m Scottish but equally proud to be British.I was cheering
all our athletes from the Ashbourne ex services club Derbyshire where i
watched Andy Murray win Gold and the roof nearly came off.Alex Salmond will
never win Independance because most Scots feel Scottish and British
aswell.But i admit to voting SNP because Labour were useless and no way was
i voting tory.
Thx for the memories Chris
class
So, you want to argue on one single word. What about the rest of my
comments? Come on son, find fault with anything else I said.
‘ulster’, a typical Brit with no geographical intelligence..for fuck
sake..ulster has nine counties, the north of Ireland, which is not even a
part of Britain, but a state within Ireland which is part of the UK, has 6
counties…so what you’;ve just done is proved my point! LOL…you ‘ve just
went and claimed another 3 counties for yourself..idiots!
you’re straying away from the point yourself..you think i care how much
money your olympions get..that doesnt matter to me at all..my poit is that
you try to claim anything that is good, but cast away anything or anyone
who is not worth knowing…