People in Daley's life are deeply loved by his father. In Thomas' world, there is one person we will not be unfamiliar with, and that is his father Robert Daley. This middle-aged British man, with his trademark big bald head, likes to wear a red T-shirt and appears in almost all occasions when Tom appears. After Tom won the European Championship, Robert rushed to hug his children excitedly, and wrote a long article in the Daily Mail, revealing his mental journey of accompanying Tom to various competitions in recent years, including hiding the pain behind his bald head from his children to support Daley's diving. From then on, the deep fatherly love hidden behind his shining head was finally seen more clearly. When referring to Robert, coach Andy always said sincerely, "He is a great father, and he almost gave up everything for his children." At the age of seven, when Tom was sent to the club to learn swimming, like many other children of the same age, Robert and his wife only thought learning swimming was an important thing-because Plymouth, where they lived, was "close to the sea, and the sea was a part of our life"-Robert wrote in the article. I never imagined that this simple decision pushed Tom's door to the Olympic Games 10 meter platform. Robert's article also mentioned three other members of their family, Tom's mother Debbie, and two younger brothers William and Ben. When talking about this lovely family, coach Andy said, "Their families are very friendly, especially his parents. They respect their children very much and never force them to do anything." William and Ben have studied (swimming and diving), but they seem to be more interested in football, so now only Tom is still in the swimming pool. "After Tom started systematic diving training, Tom's family also became friends with coach Andy." "They often come to swimming clubs," said coach Andy. On weekends, they usually arrange some diving activities, such as small-scale competitions. They will come to see him together, and then we will sit together and chat. We became very good friends because of Tom. "As Tom plays more and more games, he has less and less time at home. When there is no competition, Tom will go to the club to practice for about two and a half hours every Monday to Friday, and he is rarely absent from weekend activities. For a child who is still in school, such a life is inevitably a bit too tense and tired. So at the suggestion of the coach, Tom will go camping or outing with his family from time to time. " But every time he can't wait to return to diving pool. "Coach Andy smiled a little helplessly. In the first year of many years' instruction, Tom learned to swim. Growing up by the sea, he will swim in the water soon. However, when he was eight years old, he asked his then swimming coach, Ms. Sam Gravett, to "try on that table", which was considered by his father to be the most beautiful swimmer. Sam readily agreed, because she also noticed the longing in little Tom's eyes every time he saw the children falling from the sky in diving pool. Recalling the first time I saw Tom, Andy couldn't help laughing: "The first time I saw him, he was hiding behind the pillar and crying. "It turns out that although little Tom has endless yearning for elegant and powerful diving, he didn't really stand on the platform as high as 10 meters and look down. At that time, no matter how much coach Sam persuaded and encouraged him, little Tom refused to jump. In the end, I was afraid that he was in a hurry, so there was the scene described by Andy. " But soon, in less than a week, he can jump off the table naturally. He is really talented. "Coach Andy talked about his beloved disciple with unspeakable pride and love in his words. Tom has been learning diving with coach Andy for five years since the second year. Before Tom, there was another girl with good grades at Plymouth Club, named Sarah Barron, who was also a student of Andy's coach. Her main attack direction is women's 10 meter platform. This is his online gossip girlfriend, four years older than him. Speaking of Tom's initial training, coach Andy always emphasizes his love and hard work, not just his talent. He said: "He really didn't know anything at first, but he liked diving very much and came to the club very much. We intend to teach him step by step, but sometimes he can't wait to practice more. After all, he only has two and a half hours of practice a day. "Finally, at the age of 10, Tom tasted the national champion for the first time. He also swept the men's 1 m and 3m springboard and 10 platform at one fell swoop. Since then, Tom has become a promising star in Britain. However, at the age of 9, he also lost the medal he had won because of the fatal mistake in the last jump. At that time, Tom was just a crying boy. Although he was invincible in Plymouth and had been far ahead in that competition, this unexpected failure made him stunned at once. " He was really depressed and wouldn't say anything, "Andy said. Later, I told him the story of Peter Pan, even when he was depressed. Slowly, he became more and more sensible, stronger and stronger, and understood what he wanted and how to adjust. You see, he seldom cries now. "