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OTOH - laura trott and mr nagle!!
...Mr Nagle was by far the best teacher for me. He taught me PE from the age of 11. He encouraged my ambition to become a professional cyclist, unlike some of the others. When I told my RE teacher what I wanted to do, he said: Thats not a job. But Mr Nagle knew you could do cycling as a profession and he used to let me out of PE lessons so that I could train. It was handy that he would let me do that. As head of PE, Mr Nagle was in control of the departments staff and this made him a role model. He was a really encouraging person and got the best out of me. I didnt like sports such as basketball and football, but for GCSE PE I had to do five sports, one of which had to be a ball game. I chose basketball along with cycling, trampolining, athletics and swimming. Mr Nagle drew out my strengths in basketball rather than focusing on the aspects that I wasnt good at, and this helped me to enjoy the process. I got two A*s in PE in the end, which was a relief because I was already a professional athlete. If I hadnt got that I wouldnt have been able to live it down with my friends. My other GCSEs were six Bs and a D. The D was in German. Mr Nagle was about 28 or 30. I always saw him in his sports kit and he was mega-brown, as though he had been on holiday or a sunbed. He was definitely a pin-up and was great with kids, including the naughty ones. He would be the one they turned to because he never argued with them; he was able to sort out issues... . |