How to raise an Olympic Champion....

[Maydup]

...start with a good birthday.

Amazingly the following sportsmen, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Steve Redgrave, Mo Farah, Jason Kenny and Sir Roger Bannister were all born on the same date; March 23rd.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19241917

Mean anything or just a coincidence?

[BAKERS DOZEN]

March 23rd is my brother's birthday. When he was 39 he met the girl of his dreams one Monday, they were engaged by weekend and married six weeks later. When both sets of parents met at the wedding my mother realised that she and the bride's mother had given birth on the same day, in the same hospital so my sister-in-law's birthday is also 23rd March. Because of their ages they decided to try for a baby right away and my nephew promptly arrived on the following March 23rd. My nephew has represented England at a sport. Wonder if he knows what good company he is in.

[emmie]

lots of love, dedication, time, it's what the parents of most of the children did. Toting them around to events, paying for expensive kit, and never stinting in enthusiasm and willingness to share the pain when things don't go well. Most of the athletes don't come from privileged backgrounds so it's often the parents who make huge sacrifices to make the dream come true for their child.

[Smowball]

Thats quite a coincidence - how funny.

[boxtops]

Wow

[factor-fiction]

Of course we could look at the maths behind this if you want...

[emmie]

coincidence. Good one mind

[RATTER15]

Lol, not really that amzing, I think you could pick and day of the year and find the same amount of top athletes born on the same day.

Pure coincidence but not an amazing one, 6 athletes born on the same day over how many years!!! lol

[flump1]

Well I reckon that is weird.

[Maydup]

Great story Bakers Dozen, now they know what good company they're in.

These athletes birthdays are coincidences I know, but its fun nevertheless.