Jessica Ennis-Hill Quotes


I started training with school friends and, one by one, they all dropped out. When we became teenagers, it seemed more exciting to go shopping at weekends. My mum told me not to worry about what my friends were doing and to stick at it.


Citations

"My family values: Jessica Ennis." The Guardian, Guardian News & Media, 27 Apr. 2012.

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Jessica Ennis-Hill
Jessica Ennis-Hill
  • Born: January 28, 1986
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Athlete

Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE is a retired British track and field athlete from England, specializing in multi-eventing disciplines and 100 meter hurdles. As a competitor in heptathlon, she is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2009, 2011, 2015), and the 2010 European champion. She is also the 2010 world indoor pentathlon champion. A member of the City of Sheffield & Dearne athletic club, she is the current British national record holder for the heptathlon. She is a former British record holder in the 100 meter hurdles, the high jump and the indoor pentathlon.