East Midlands Legacy - Children & Young People
‘I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.’
Derek Redmond
Derek Redmond showed determination throughout his career, battling back from 13 operations on knees and Achilles, but it is the courage he showed in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics that he will be best remembered for. Highly rated, he went into the semi-final with high hopes.
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Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong may be the greatest cycling road racer ever and there have been many superstars in the sport. His triumphs on the bike have been matched by his victory in his battle against cancer. Learn about his record breaking 7 Tour de France wins, his fight against his illness and his sporting foundation at:
Jane Tomlinson CBE
Jane Tomlinson’s courage came in two forms: in her battle against cancer and her determination to raise money to fund research into the disease by taking part in a series of ever tougher endurance events. Find out about this brave woman who, given 12 months to live in 2000, confounded all by fighting on for 7 years.
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Joe Simpson
Sheffield-based mountaineer, Joe Simpson’s amazing survival story is captured in his book ‘Touching the Void’, later made into an award-winning film. Simpson and colleague Simon Yates were climbing the Siula Grande in Peru in 1985 when disaster struck. On their descent, Simpson fell and broke his tibia. What happened next is a story of pure courage:
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Jesse Owens (and Lutz Long)
This section is not just about the courage of Jesse Owens, star of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Hitler’s Olympics. It is also the story of his German opponent Lutz Long. Owens risked Hitler and the Nazi party’s wrath as a black Olympian. Long risked that wrath for helping a man many of his countrymen despised. Read Owens’ story at the Olympic Website and the story of Owen and Long on the Global Gateway Website
Bert Trautmann
Nowadays it is not uncommon for German goalies to play in English football. Bert Trautmann though was a one-off, a former Prisoner of War who signed for Manchester City in 1949. His first battle, as a former enemy, was to win over the fans. But it was in 1956 in the FA Cup Final that Trautmann’s courage really shone through. You can learn more at:
Now that you have read the stories connected to the sport and the value please email me your entry. Your entry can be a discursive response to the story that you have read about an athlete or value or can be a creative piece inspired by one of those stories.
Creative pieces can be stories, playscripts, poems or raps.
Email entries to g.nash@lboro.ac.uk. There will be a termly prize for a Primary pupil and a Secondary/ FE pupil.
Hassiba Boulmerka
Algerian middle distance athlete, Hassiba Boulmerka, could almost have featured in the hurdlers section in that she faced many barriers in her athletics career. As a Muslim woman, her running was frowned upon by many and she was forced to move from Algeria to train in Europe. She resisted the fundamentalists and struck gold in 1992. She is now an IOC Athlete’s Commission member.
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