{"id":21938,"date":"2021-04-14T09:01:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/?p=21938"},"modified":"2023-01-09T09:10:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T09:10:39","slug":"get-to-know-laura-kenny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreams.co.uk\/sleep-matters-club\/get-to-know-laura-kenny","title":{"rendered":"Q&A: Meet Laura Kenny"},"content":{"rendered":"

What\u2019s your earliest sporting memory?<\/h4>\n

Winning a bike race, in Welwyn.<\/p>\n

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Who\u2019s your sporting hero?<\/h4>\n

Sir Chris Hoy.<\/p>\n

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Any advice to the younger you?<\/h4>\n

Be yourself.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s the one piece of advice you have for someone following in your footsteps?<\/h4>\n

Make sure you\u2019re always enjoying yourself.<\/p>\n

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Favourite snack?<\/h4>\n

Chocolate.<\/p>\n

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Midnight snacks?<\/h4>\n

When I was pregnant, pancakes.<\/p>\n

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How does what you eat change when you are in the build-up to a competition?<\/h4>\n

I eat more carbs.<\/p>\n

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What would be your super-power?<\/h4>\n

To be able to go to the toilet without my child!<\/p>\n

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Greatest disappointment?<\/h4>\n

I don\u2019t have any, to be honest.<\/p>\n

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If you weren\u2019t an elite athlete what would you be?<\/h4>\n

Bored.<\/p>\n

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How do you relax?<\/h4>\n

Spending time with the family.<\/p>\n

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Do you have a pet?<\/h4>\n

Spiral, Pringle (my dogs), and a duck.<\/p>\n

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When did you first believe you could be an Olympian?<\/h4>\n

When I was about 16.<\/p>\n

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Do you have any superstitions?<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m really superstitious, I have lucky everything \u2013 bracelets, earrings, hairbands, you name it, I\u2019ve got it!<\/p>\n

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Your guilty pleasure?<\/h4>\n

A whole load of chocolate.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your proudest moment?<\/h4>\n

Having Albie.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your most embarrassing moment?<\/h4>\n

Being photographed kissing Jason, standing behind David Beckham!<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your dream achievement outside of the Olympics?<\/h4>\n

Already got it. It\u2019s Albie.<\/p>\n

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To discover more about Laura, visit her athlete profile<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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