The form of psychological fortitude, maybe, that enabled Gourley to rise up in entrance of his fellow athletes in Nanjing and ship a rousing captain’s speech, after he was given the honour of main the British delegation.
“Depart some room for the extraordinary to occur,” Gourley stated, when requested what he advised his team-mates.
“Do not simply go in considering you may do what you’ve got been doing all season or compete inside your self.
“You have to go on the market and consider one thing else is there and you’ll take some possibilities and have some ambition.”
Gourley’s ambition is definitely paying dividends. World silver on the mantelpiece and world gold in his sights.
There is no likelihood his current success will go to his head, nonetheless.
Earlier than arriving in Glasgow’s east finish, Gourley apologised for being just a little late. He’d simply had a go to from UK anti-doping for an out-of-competition take a look at. One other signal, maybe, that his star could be very a lot on the rise.
