Amy Williams on injury, recovery and coping with the pain to become an Olympic champion
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was mind over matter: ‘You’re back isn’t 100% but you can still go and win’.” Pain is an occupational hazard for most extreme athletes. “We didn’t always have a full-time physio but as I got better I did have more access to help,” Williams says. open image in gallery Amy Williams won skeleton gold at the Vancouver Games “You try and time surgery so it’s in the off-season and doesn’t affect you too much, but it’s hard. But at least I wasn’t on crutches.” After becoming an Olympic champion in Vancouver, Williams was advised by doctors to retire immediately to preserve her knees and back, and although she carried on for a few more months, it soon became clear she was at the end of the road.
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