{"id":123918,"date":"2026-06-26T11:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/keely-hodgkinsons-reaction-sums-her-up-after-remarks-made-about-her-character\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:26:16","slug":"keely-hodgkinsons-reaction-sums-her-up-after-remarks-made-about-her-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/keely-hodgkinsons-reaction-sums-her-up-after-remarks-made-about-her-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Keely Hodgkinson&#8217;s reaction sums her up after remarks made about her character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_740a06\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Track icon Keely Hodgkinson has addressed one of her greatest frustrations about life as a pro athlete after Seb Coe made a substantial statement about her demeanour<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37248091\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Keely Hodgkinson didn't hold back while detailing her most frustrating misconception around athletes\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Keely Hodgkinson didn&#8217;t hold back while detailing her most frustrating misconception around athletes<cite aria-label=\"Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Olympic star <a aria-label=\"Keely HodgkinsonLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/keely-hodgkinson\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Keely Hodgkinson<\/a> has <a aria-label=\"spoken out about her frustration with the unrealistic demandsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"http:\/\/Britain&#039;s Keely Hodgkinson celebrates after crossing the finish line and winning in the women&#039;s final 800 metres event during the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026 in Torun, Poland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">spoken out about her frustration with the unrealistic demands<\/a> placed upon professional athletes. Her remarks come shortly after World Athletics president <a aria-label=\"Seb CoeLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/sebastian-coe\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Seb Coe<\/a> was left genuinely impressed by just how down-to-earth the Olympic gold medal-winner truly is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/team-gb\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Team GB<\/a> chief Coe, 69, crossed paths with Hodgkinson while she was seeing in her birthday in a random encounter. And the retired track star was <a aria-label=\"overcome by just how &quot;completely normal&quot; she isLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinson-seb-coe-olympics-37145336\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">overcome by just how &#8220;completely normal&#8221; she is<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 800-metre star reinforced that very sentiment as she highlighted the unfair pressure she frequently feels from members of the public. Hodgkinson, who is already said to be worth millions, made her point by noting certain fans appear to expect her to live like a monk away from competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;One of my biggest things is [people] thinking we don&#8217;t have a life outside of [athletics],&#8221; she told fellow athlete Jeremiah Azu on his <a aria-label=\"Time to ZOOM In podcastLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PbHODqRVWxc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Time to ZOOM In podcast<\/a> when asked about the biggest misconception around athletes. &#8220;I hate that so much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I think last year when I was injured and we have social media now&#8230;I&#8217;ll just be carrying on my life, seeing friends, seeing family. Do you think I&#8217;m sat at home crying?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But at the same time, I&#8217;m rehabbing every day. I got so stressed during my hamstring injuries last year, I broke out in this crazy rash of just trying to figure out what it was and get back&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Just because you see this on socials, I&#8217;m not a robot, we all have lives outside of this. It&#8217;s not the be-all end-all. And it doesn&#8217;t mean that if I go out with my friends for dinner that I&#8217;m not focused on what I&#8217;m doing. Like, what do you want us to do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37351749\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37351749\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Keely Hodgkinson in conversation with World Athletics President Sebastian Coe during a athletes press conference\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351749.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351749.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351749.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37351749.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267373317.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Seb Coe was blown away by Hodgkinson's approachable demeanour after a chance encounter\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Seb Coe was blown away by Hodgkinson&#8217;s approachable demeanour after a chance encounter<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Whatever Hodgkinson has been getting up to appears to have served her extraordinarily well throughout her career so far. She <a aria-label=\"claimed Olympic gold in the 800m at Paris 2024Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/keely-hodgkinsons-triumphant-three-word-33401784\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">claimed Olympic gold in the 800m at Paris 2024<\/a>, having set a new <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> record for the women&#8217;s indoor 600m the year before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Yet while many sporting icons let such achievements go to their heads, that doesn&#8217;t seem to be the case for the 24-year-old. At least according to Coe, who was genuinely taken aback by just how down-to-earth Hodgkinson was during their chance encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;What you see with Keely is what you get,&#8221; he said. &#8220;She is very funny, she&#8217;s totally driven, but she puts things in perspective. I was up in Manchester not that long ago and I bumped into her one night going into a restaurant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContentsEmbed_affiliate-contents-container__oTiet\" data-testid=\"affiliate-contents-embed\">\n<div data-testid=\"affiliate-content\" class=\"AffiliateContent_affiliate-content-container__10EX_ affiliate-content\">\n<p>Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package<\/p>\n<div class=\"AffiliateDisclaimer_affiliate-disclaimer__dG5ST\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateDisclaimer_affiliate-text__8nmDa\">This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/affiliates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-container__JMDzM AffiliateContent_content-details__U6C2M AffiliateContent_has-content-img___LY95\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-content__QCkL9\">\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_content-image__FxPNL\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33404045.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s510b\/0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"AffiliateContent_section-container__JMDzM\">\n<div id=\"product-description\" class=\"AffiliateContent_section-content__QCkL9\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside <!-- -->Formula 1, darts and golf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was on my way out. 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