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Sound of music is a hit for Coley

Ian Coley
Ian Coley will coach Britain's two clay pigeon shooters (BBC)

Olympics-bound Gloucestershire shooting coach Ian Coley will use motivational music to get the best out of the two competitors he'll work with in Beijing.

Coley is coach to Britain's competitors - European Champion Steven Scott and former Olympic champion Richard Faulds.

"When Richard won his gold medal in 2000 he played 'One Moment In Time' and that was his motivational music," Coley told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

"This year he's got a new song, but I won't give the name out yet!"

As I've got older the passion for the Olympic Games gets more and more. The excitement I have is just absolutely unbelievable.

Ian Coley
Coley has been involved in clay pigeon shooting for over 45 years and runs his own gunsmith shop on the High Street in Cheltenham.

And he admits his excitement is building ahead of the Beijing games, now he has picked up his Team GB kit from the NEC in Birmingham.

"As I walked in the first person I saw was David Hemery, an Olympic Gold medallist in 1968," he added. "Once you see one of those you start thinking we can add to our gold medal list.

"As I've got older the passion for the Olympic Games gets more and more. The excitement I have is just absolutely unbelievable."

"I do think that's part of success. You've got to have that excitement. You've got to have that Olympic dream."


see also
Team GB for Beijing
29 Nov 07 |  Team GB
Event guide: Clay target
06 Mar 06 |  Shooting
Shooting guide: Pistol
03 Mar 06 |  Shooting


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