Family life has been treating Tom Daley very well these days.
The morning we speak, Daley looks relaxed and confident with his trademark bubbly persona and effervescent smile on persistent display. The better part of a year has elapsed since he took home an Olympic gold medal in the men’s synchronized 10-meter platform diving event with partner Matty Lee at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The mood on display in the Daley home in London this morning can best be described as organized chill.
Dressed in a white T-shirt with a stitched rainbow heart that looks like it might even be the handiwork of Daley himself, the 27-year-old exudes the confidence of a champion who, while not slowing down as a father, husband, athlete, and activist, has still found time to appreciate the fruits of his lifelong efforts.
“Funny thing is that I don’t think a champion even needs to win. I think [being] a champion is an attitude,” Daley says. “It’s an attitude towards doing the best that you can but not sacrificing your integrity and not sacrificing your morals and you as a person.”
Daley adds that while being a champion is “not about the gold
