Vicky P And A Troubled Life.

[Lee_M]

She was on again. This time Chris Evan's show this morning fri. She's certainly giving herself full exposure .......

well she needs to do something now and celebrity seems the easiest these days

good luck to her

 

[dellzeqq]

interesting piece on Jess Varnish
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/oct/29/jess-varnish-team-sprint-pendleton
Pendleton clearly means a lot to her

 

[bellevueace]

No doubt that disappointment will spur her on to better things, similar to Vics terrible opening olympic showing, she came back to be the very best. Sometimes you need to experiance the downside to be able to come back stronger.

 

[ColinJ]

No doubt that disappointment will spur her on to better things, similar to Vics terrible opening olympic showing, she came back to be the very best. Sometimes you need to experiance the downside to be able to come back stronger.

But sometimes, when you have already achieved more of the 'better' things than ordinary people could even dream of and the stress of doing so severely screwed you up, you might try giving up on celebrity and competition and give the ordinary life a go!

 

[oldroadman]

But sometimes, when you have already achieved more of the 'better' things than ordinary people could even dream of and the stress of doing so severely screwed you up, you might try giving up on celebrity and competition and give the ordinary life a go!

Maybe, but if the competitive urge is still there, and the pressure is less, then why not?

 

[ColinJ]

Maybe, but if the competitive urge is still there, and the pressure is less, then why not?

Because every time she competes, she seems to get ultra-stressed and bursts into tears? (If she is enjoying it then fair enough!)

 

[GilesM]

I've just finsihed reading Between the Lines, really good read and very interesting, VP is definately a very complex individual, perhaps she and the situation with Scott Gardner should have been handled differently, but BC under Brailsford had a ceratin way and certain rules, and no one can say that way hasn't been successful, but you can't help but feel sorry for her and the way she was treated.
Some of the stuff about the actual cycling shows just how amazing she really was, somebody her size with the strength and power to start from a standing start and get up to speed quickly in the team sprint, on a 96" gear, that's impressive.

 

[mark st1]

Anyone know where you can view the documentary about her ?

 

[oldroadman]

I've just finsihed reading Between the Lines, really good read and very interesting, VP is definately a very complex individual, perhaps she and the situation with Scott Gardner should have been handled differently, but BC under Brailsford had a ceratin way and certain rules, and no one can say that way hasn't been successful, but you can't help but feel sorry for her and the way she was treated.
Some of the stuff about the actual cycling shows just how amazing she really was, somebody her size with the strength and power to start from a standing start and get up to speed quickly in the team sprint, on a 96" gear, that's impressive.

Perhaps looking much further back to very early years may be helpful, there was a lot of pressure exerted to succeed to please a certain person, and this could have greatly contributed to what happened later. There is a difficult line between support and undue pressure, and treading it calls for great skill.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Anyone know where you can view the documentary about her ?

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgt9KUmGfI&playnext=1&list=PL10427264149EC12E&feature=results_video

 

[mark st1]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgt9KUmGfI&playnext=1&list=PL10427264149EC12E&feature=results_video

Thanks mate appreciate that

 

[fatalbert]

Way to go Vick, good luck for the future