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And suddenly he was standing in front of me. The overwhelming emotion was not to panic at the prospect of interviewing the man who is fast becoming the.
In my headphones I could hear 91Èȱ¬'s golf correspondent, Iain Carter, hand over to me from the USPGA championship in Minnesota, and the next thing I knew I'm live on the radio, talking to .
I work out my questions in advance, just in case, in the heat of the battle, I get brain fade and it all goes to mush just at the wrong moment.
You have to take a big deep breath and tell yourself to concentrate, a bit like an athlete visualising their race in the calm moments before the gun goes bang.
It's a simple question, but it's one which is actually quite difficult to answer: Where will Britain's medals come from at the next month?
In recent weeks there's been a succession of medical bulletins with key athletes either struggling with injury or out of this summer's showpiece altogether.
Marathon runner , who was second in London this year, Olympic bronze medallist and heptathlete will all be left behind with one ailment or another. And they're not alone in spending more time on the treatment table than on the track.
, , , and have all had a frustrating season so far with setbacks that have threatened to end their season. because his body can't take it any more while there's still .
It seems that are in danger of being jeopardised with his team ravaged by injury.
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