Matthew Humbled by OBE Honour from Media TEG 12th June 2015
- Squash star Nick Matthew says he feels ‘humbled’ to have been
honoured with an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen in her Birthday Honours
List.
Nick Matthew quote:
"I know my Mum will be beside herself so I’m almost happiest for her!
Being a father myself now, I think it makes you realise how proud your
parents are of you. Being given an honour is something which transcends
anything you achieve on the court and I’d like to think that, when my
daughter Charlotte is a bit older, her Daddy having a OBE is something
that she can be dead proud of too.
"It’s incredibly special for me personally but it’s also great to see
squash recognised like this. I think it’s a really great sign for our
sport.
"It’s very humbling when you look at the other people on the list and
you see how much they have achieved in different areas of life,
especially all the people who have devoted their lives to helping
others.
"The letter itself actually went to my old address, where my best mate
Neil (Guirey) lives. He called me to say I had this very official
letter and I couldn’t wait to hear what was in it, so I had to ask him
to open it and read it down the phone to me. I think he was buzzing
even more than I was. They tell you to keep everything so secret, so
it’s quite funny that my letter got opened by someone else, but
fortunately Neil is very discreet!”
NICK MATTHEW FACTS:
Born: Sheffield
Lives: Sheffield
Age: 34
Personal life: He and wife Esme have a daughter Charlotte (born September 2014)
Achievements: Three-time World Champion (2010, 2011 & 2013),
Commonwealth Games Triple Gold Medalist (Singles and Doubles 2010 &
Singles 2014), three-time British Open Champion (2006, 2009 & 2012)
& seven-time British National Champion (2006, 2009, 2010, 2012,
2013, 2014 & 2015)
