Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams to Winning Olympic Gold (22 page)

Top:
Grinning and bearing it – my foot is encased in my rehab boot during the lay-off in 2008.

Above:
Sheffield steel – sparks fly at the Forgemasters shoot in 2009.

Inset:
The champ Mk II – winning the world title begins to sink in.

Main image:
One shot – I jump for joy after getting a PB in the shot put at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

Top:
‘All I want to do is stand on the top of the medal podium.’ With Jennifer Oeser (silver) and Kamila Chudzik (bronze).

Above left:
Bag lady – I get presented with my first Mulberry bag at a reception at the Peace Gardens in Sheffield after winning my gold medal. Chell looks very happy.

After winning my world title a big hug from Andy was awaiting me.

Top Left:
Myla – my favourite distraction.

The girls – Katie, Georgina, Lauren and Charlotte (above) and Lorna (inset) – help celebrate my 2009 world title back in Sheffield.

LA woman – on the Adidas photo shoot with David Beckham in 2009.

Some of the kids at the EIS (English Institute of Sport) ask the craziest questions!

Taking gold at the World Indoor Championships in Doha in 2010 confirmed I was on a winning streak.

Stepping out – at the
Cosmopolitan
awards in 2010.

The raining champ – I return to Götzis for the first time since the injury in 2010.

Hard at work at the Team GB training camp in Portugal before the European Championships in 2010.

Going round the bend – and winning the 200m at the European Championships in Barcelona.

The tension mounts – I begin to feel the pressure during the European Championships.