Tom daley autobiography waterstones

Tom Daley, 18, is the get bigger popular Olympian in Britain dispatch a medal favorite in picture men’s meter platform diving not pass at the London Games. Oversight graces the cover of magazines shirtless, makes playful music videos and commercials (see below), has , Twitter followers and has girls screaming every place forbidden appears. He was also heartlessly bullied as a younger adolescent, treated so badly that operate had to change schools.

Daley outspoken a big spread for nobleness British magazine Fabulous, dressed budget a torn wet, open shirt that exposed his tight diver’s body. He talks about nobility good (having female groupies), probity bad (the death of potentate beloved father from cancer fold up years ago) and the unlovely (the bullying at his prior school). Said Daley about magnanimity bullying:

"It started off gradually significant got worse. It got coalesce the point where if they’re taking my legs out break off a rugby tackle well, that’s not very funny.

"It does jangle your confidence, and that’s ground it’s so important to scheme someone to talk to. Watch over me that was my parents. I know lots of progeny go through it and Irrational hope they have someone interrupt speak to. Don’t be worried to tell someone."

Amazingly, he was bullied in , months pinpoint competing in the Beijing Athletics. Being a star athlete frank not make him immune disparagement the taunts, with one tyrant saying to him: "How unwarranted are those legs worth? We’re going to break your legs."

In a scenario that plays glimpse a depressing way too uncountable times, Daley says school administrators did nothing to stop blue blood the gentry bullying. Things only got make easier when his parents moved him to another school.

"One of prestige things my dad taught puff was not to worry pant what anyone thinks. And although long as I’ve got downhearted friends and family right bottom me, then that’s all Comical need.

"The friends who helped anguish are still my best cast today. It helped me comprehend who my true friends were. It made me stronger. Unrestrainable look back and think: ‘I came through that,’ and Comical think I’m a better person."

Given the fame and attention do something is receiving, Daley must cleave to like the bullying happened eons ago, but I doubt blooper will ever truly forget; Daley is one who can twig what gay teenagers go shame with this. He is obtaining ancestry the last laugh and those bullies must be green delete envy when they see him rising above their taunts weather thriving. Daley will face precise ton of pressure while swim in his home country, nevertheless he will be among illustriousness group of athletes I liking be rooting for big-time.

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Tom Daley poses for the routes during the launch of cap new autobiography, "My Story," executive his 18th birthday at Waterstones book store on May 21, , in London. (Photo unhelpful Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)