http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/apr/19/tomdaley-diving
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Tom Daley is the victim of bullying at school. His peers have been bullying him for a long time now but right after his participation at the 2008 Beijing Olympics it reached its peak and since then stayed there. He says that everyone including the young kids are guilty of bullying him. This has not been a good influence for his results. He is kind of used to it and just tries to avoid and ignore it. In a diving competition in Sheffield he and his partner finished last. This is a major setback but he is keeping in mind the 2012 Olympics and other competitions.
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This is absolutely outrageous! Tom Daley has a very difficult life with over 30 hours a week of training and next to that he also has school. Instead of picking on him they should admire him for what he has achieved. These kids are probably unhappy about their own life and try to get him down too. Just because he is successful they do not have the right to treat him like that. He represents the UK and even has a major fan base in China. How can people from his own country treat him like this?
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I can not believe why they bully a boy who has talent. I feel sorry for Tom, even he has so much talent it still hurts him when his own classmates bullies him. What about his teachers, why do not they help him?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBullying someone does not have anything to do with the fact that someone is good in sports or not. The bullies have to be given a good talking-to. How is it possible that no one ever steps in? His parents and teachers must have noticed something is going on.
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