Its good to see so many twisted and bitter people­ living in the UK if people do well then these­ individuals get green with envy, 99% of people dont­ cycle i dont think so, dont swim or row. Well I think­ you are wrong the majority of morons in this country­ like football and sit their in the stands or watching­ tv with their guts hanging ove their trouser, where as­ cyclists, rower, and swimmers actually take part in­ doing the sport it is part of their lives. We give­ knighthoods to ex junkie rock and rollers why not to­ Chris Hoy who actually is an Ambassador rather than a­ Celeb.As to being overpaid Chris Hoy gets a grant of­ £24000 a year not a week like the prima donnas that­ play football.

Not for the first time this country is showing too much­ praise towards men amd women who obviously have been­ born with a talent. These people are just ordinary and­ shouldn't be treated like heroes. With the kind of­ funding they received our men and women in war zones­ could have been properly equipped and adequately paid.­ Its about time this country realised that the only­ reason it is half decent at any sport is because of all­ the seemingly endless money that gets pumped into it,­ instead of our nhs, schools and armed services etc...

The joy and pleasure our Olympians have given me over­ the past 2 weeks, has been worth every penny of the­ Taxes and Licence Fee I have paid over the last 4­ YEARS! Funded they may be, but that does not mean they­ have been on 6 figure salaries for the year, let alone,­ the week. What have our cricketers, footballers and­ rugby players returned for their financial rewards?­ Very little, if anything.
Well done to you all! Roll on­ 2012.
ADH

Gordon Brown looked distinctley uncomfortable and­ embarrassed when greeting the Olympians,one reason is­ that he did very little to help their cause before the­ Games and the other was having to stand next to Tessa­ Jowells,who looked like I do when I'm doing the­ housework,baggy trousers,ill-fitting 'T' shirt­ and trainers,hardly appropriate for a minister. Also an­ 'is it me?'moment,she appeared to be just a­ little to touchy- feely with the PM, as 'like a­ rash'sprang to mind!!!

Very touching comment from Gaz and a wonderful­ statement on our Olympians, as for Keith R, you really­ should find some deep hole and crawl into taking you­ sour, miserable thoughts with you.

I would like to salute "Gaz" and his brave­ son who he lost in Afghanistan... he is the one who­ deserve the honours... not athletes who have already­ been rewarded with medals and a trip to China at the­ taxpayers (and lottery) expense...

This country would­ be best served by sorting out our problems rather than­ by trying to hide bad news by "bigging up"­ the Olympics... typical government spin... expect­ something bad to happen under the radar whilst everyone­ is talking about the Games..

Can someone please tell me why Gordon Brown was there­ to greet the athletes? If he can be bothered to claim­ the glory for this, why cant he welcome back our dead­ troops from the stupid wars that he supports... hes­ just a coward.. and a hypocrit !!! Why should they­ also receive honours..? They have medals, isnt that­ enough? We paid for them to go there, and what have­ they done to help society? bugger all basically..

As someone who lost his son in in the Afghan war, he­ lost his life serving for the country and proud of him.­ The Olympians who returned glorious also in my opinion­ gave so much to a nation that i would put these guys on­ par with what my son achieved. As an avid sports fan i­ watched in awe knowing what these people have gone­ through to achieve there personal goals. Some of you­ have stated you think they are self centred and to a­ certain degree they are. You have to be that way within­ reason to achieve what you want to achieve. As a­ Plymothian i am so proud to see young (14yr old) Tom­ Daley make his mark in the games. His parents have not­ forced him to compete but have supported him 100%. If­ he was my kid i would do the same and not be happy­ letting him stand on street corners getting up to what­ kids get up to these days. Those who are whinging about­ the Olympics are probably the 1st ones to complain when­ there are kids hanging out on your street corners. SORT­ YOUR LIVES OUT! and give these hard working­ sportsmem/women the credit they deserve...............­ As for team GB, i hope it stays this way. I love the­ fact that Great Britain can be united in a sporting­ capacity and not be at eachothers throats. The Scots­ (Alex Salmon) seem to be at present keen to be devided­ as a nation, which is ludicrous. Do the English really­ hate the Scots that much and visa versa. I THINK NOT! I­ have cheared on all British athletes no matter where­ they come from and i think the majority of the nation­ have also done the same..... Roll on 2012 and well done­ Team GB!!!

Absolutely bloody marvelous, makes me proud to be­ british, even though i now live in New Zealand, great­ to put it up the Ozzies and the Kiwi's GREAT
RULE­ BRITTANIA!!!!

most of these medals were won in sports 99% of the­ british population have never taken part in or ever had­ the chance to try. like track cycling, rowing, sailing,­ equestrian and canoeing. are they really the best or­ the best of a small bunch of people that have tried­ these sports. sir chris hoy i would rarther every man­ and women in iraq and afgan who place there lives in­ danger every day fighting for queen and country. i have­ nothing against chris hoy but he gets up every day and­ rides around in circles and works out. Redgrave had to­ do it in 5 olympics to get that.

How anyone can say anything but bloody well done is­ beyond me tbh...

Lets be proud of the sportsmen /Women, its been a­ marvellous Games,AND robertryan1947 especially but all­ the whinging morons who couldnt win a gold medal if­ they bought one.GET A F***ING LIFE OF YOUR OWN, you are­ that mean spirited you cannot stand to see anyone­ achieve.

Dear Robert, Well, for one thing I would willingly­ think like you, that the Olympian achievers have done­ that primarily with their own interest in their mind­ rather than their country's. But I would equally­ think that your real heroes, soldiers, firemen and so­ on may have chosen their admirable, life-risky­ endeavour out of some personal motives. What I think­ may be common to both those kinds of people is that­ they both finally serve they country, soldiers more­ matter-of-factly and athletes by making their­ countrymen proud. Why proud? Because you tend to think­ that not only Brits are willing to win medals, but all­ the nations are and if Brits, by their talent and­ dedication, are sistematically successful you may think­ you're part of a great nation & you are­ grateful to those who make you feel proud.

Selfish self centred Olympic 'HEROES?'. These­ are people, many of whom, have neglected their­ partners, families and friends to pursue a personal­ goal in search of self fulfilment and adulation from­ others. The heroes are the people who have made­ sacrifices both personal and financial to enable these­ 'athletes' to devote their time and lives to­ their own self centred dreams. Is it for Country and­ team? .. I doubt it. Did Bradley Wiggins show team­ unity when he returned home early, he certainly got a­ lot of extra publicity for doing so! The level of­ achievable adulation, fame, recognition and future­ wealth is because of the national recognition Olympic­ achievement brings and motivation is surely in most­ cases for self glory and not for the credit it brings­ to country. Would these athletes make all those efforts­ to be content just knowing they were the 'best'­ or reaching a level of excellence and achievement­ within their local club? Unlikely. So let's not be­ led into believing they are suffering hardship for­ their country.
How can we take it seriously when we are­ told of the hours, weeks, years of effort and hardship­ for such a self centred goal when carers and people in­ so many careers spend a lifetime helping others with­ little financial reward or recognition. How does an­ athletes apparent sacrifice compare with the risk of­ personal injury, disfigurement or death taken to help­ others by our armed forces, police, firemen etc. .. it­ doesn't even begin to. Compare the return of our­ troops to the UK with those of our Olympic athletes and­ ask ourselves ...'Has something gone amiss with our­ values?'
If a neighbour was single mindedly­ dedicated/driven to work all hours for a material goal­ (car, house, boat..) neglected their family to do so,­ expected charities to help would we congratulate and­ reward them? No we would judge them harshly.Perhaps I­ am missing the point and would welcome counter debate.­ There are always two sides of a coin and we need to see­ both. Robert

Hey Scots, Could someone who is not nuts explain to me,­ a no-Brit, why are some of you so Murray-like hateful­ of the English? Are you poor in a rich country? Do you­ think they drink too much? Or have too much germanic­ genes? I for myself have no way to tell a Scot from an­ English from his traits or behaviour. Only accent. Can­ you? Please answer in English before I could learn­ Scottish.

Top work GB athletes. Don't let legendary Scottish­ tax dodger and wife beater Connery distract from the­ team effort of our nations!

.. and fyi, if you add all the countries medals that­ make up Team GB for the Comm Games it comes to 160...

Congrats to Team Britain first of all.. In regard to­ Danny P mentioning beating the Aussies, you should beat­ them at everything when you're team is a­ combination of 4 countries with 3 times the­ population.. It's about time you got some Olympic­ medals.. What happened at the Commonwealth games? 221­ Australian medals compared to 110 English. Team GB­ should be split up.. You don't have a British­ football team.. It's almost as stupid an idea as­ having a combined EU Olympic team. Anyway, congrats to­ Team GB while the union lasts.. best performance for­ 100 years!

Yes we did well at the ollies but these guys have done­ nothing to warrant being called heroes. That right is­ reserved for firemen and women, armed forces and any­ other service that risks their lives. So yes heap­ praise on them but don't over sensationalise their­ achievement by calling the heroes

yes quite right GEORGE BROWN LATCHED ON TO THE­ MEDAL WINNERS AT HEATHROW ARRIVALS !!

PITY HE DIDNT­ SHOW THE SAME INTEREST IN THEM --- BEFORE -- ­ THE OLYMPICS

SO IT SHOULD LOOK SET NOW FOR -----­ '" SIR CHRISTOPHER HOY "" ---­ CHEERS