'We're just ecstatically proud.' The parents of Matty Lee, who has won gold in the 10-metre synchronised diving platform event at Tokyo2020 along with Tom Daley, talk to Sky News about their son's Olympic success. Read more about this story:
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"To be able to do it with your best mate as well and to share that moment. At the back of the podium when you're by yourself, it's all internalised, but when you have someone that's done it with you, you don't feel bad about saying 'oh my goodness, we just bloody did amazing!' "I will carry on but I will definitely take a break. There are some beverages with my name on it to celebrate with my husband and family."Lee added:"In 2018 I moved my whole life to London from Leeds, I had nothing really in London."I owe a lot to Tom because he has taught me a lot.
"With the support of Matty coming into this competition and the way that we've been preparing, I think we've just had that unstoppable mentality this year and this is the first year that I've ever been able to think like that - that we are the ones to beat. "I still honestly can't believe what's happening and I honestly didn't think I would get there in the first place, but here we are."
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