{"id":5775,"date":"2016-08-05T21:49:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T20:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.t-e-g.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5775"},"modified":"2024-08-06T14:07:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T13:07:49","slug":"the-road-to-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.t-e-g.co.uk\/blog\/the-road-to-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road To Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was just your average Thursday morning, as we drove out of our estate. We were listening to Radio 1, nothing out the ordinary and in the back of my mind I was thinking of what I had to achieve, once I was in the office. I noticed a number of cars parked up at the entrance to Temple Park, then noticed a group of people standing together taking photographs. There was a big Union Flag alongside the Bandeira do Brasil. They were friends and family sending off their athlete. As we got closer, I could read the message &#8211; Good Luck Amber.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Who knew I lived around the corner from an 18 year skeet shooter and one of the youngest members of Team GB. Once I got to the office, I looked Amber up online and found her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amberjohill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amberjohill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amber_Hill_(sport_shooter)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a> and her official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamgb.com\/athlete\/amber-hill\/6XRxBXwle2U2eGp4ICPzru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a> on the Team GB website. Interesting fact (alongside her being a local resident) she trains in my home town &#8211; High Wycombe at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ejchurchill.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EJ Churchill<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Road Sign\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/gp\/teg\/1P8R8H\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/9\/8832\/28789144825_4fb915a70b_n.jpg\" alt=\"Road Sign\" width=\"320\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>When we arrived home, we received the local village magazine and found another article on Amber, as she was listed as one of the local talents to watch in Rio.<\/p>\r\n<p>My thoughts turned back four years to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-e-g.co.uk\/blog\/the-greatest-show-on-earth-arrives-home\/\">London<\/a>. I had to re-watch (for the first time since I might add) the video &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1AS-dCdYZbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Happy &amp; Glorious<\/a> featuring James Bond and Her Royal Highness. Still pure genius and the memories came flooding back. Like many things in life I appreciated it little at the time and now look back in wonder of what a wonderful period in our history. I am looking forward to the next sixteen days. There is just something special about the power of sport to bring people together, to be their best.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was just your average Thursday morning, as we drove out of our estate. We were listening to Radio 1, nothing out the ordinary and in the back of my mind I was thinking of what I had to achieve, once I was in the office. 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