Words matter. These are the best Jonathan Brownlee Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The Olympics is this big global event, but when neighbours come up and wish you well, it feels more personal.
Yorkshire weather can turn quickly. At one Auld Lang Syne race, it dropped to -16C. The frost turned everybody’s hair grey. I couldn’t take my shoes off, as my laces had frozen solid.
The school holidays were always an exciting time in the Brownlee household. This was the opportunity for my brother Alistair and me to escape from the classroom and enjoy the great outdoors. Our childhood was jam-packed with fun family games and activities.
The variety of training is a major selling point of triathlon. Different sports, different venues means it’s always interesting, and you can always switch things round if the weather messes your plans up.
It’s great to have an honest course where you can use your strength. I swim 10 hours a week, I bike 20 hours a week, and I want to be able to show that.
For any good course, you need somewhere beautiful to swim with a nice backdrop, some nice roads to cycle on, and a nice, fast run.
To win a joint gold medal with my brother – that’s the dream, to cross the line together.
I support Leeds United, and like any fan, I dreamed of playing for them. I tried out at the club and also tried rugby and cricket, and triathlon didn’t really become part of my life until I was 16 or 17 – but it was the sport I enjoyed most.
I raced in London in the 2012 Olympics, and it was incredible to be a part of, with half a million people watching and then later seeing kids going back to cycle.
I was almost expecting the Olympics to be the biggest thing ever, but it wasn’t. It was just another race.
2014 wasn’t my finest year. I was a bit inconsistent. I did too much training and got a bit overtired. It’s the way I am, and sometimes I overtrain.
I was good at swimming until everyone started to grow. The best swimmers are really tall with great big shoulders, and that just isn’t us. But then a big, powerful swimmer isn’t going to be so good on the bike and the run.
I remember watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with my nose right up to the screen, knowing there and then that I wanted a sporting career.
I get up at 6:17 in the morning. I’ve timed it perfectly.
I’m a big gamer, so I love my PlayStation to switch off from triathlon.
