We’ve got the grit to fire our drive for golden glory
It feels like we’ve been back for a while now, but actually three weeks ago we were in Argentina competing for a gold medal in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. I couldn’t be more proud of the team for fighting so hard and coming home with a silver medal, especially as we came up against some of the best teams in the world.…
Hockey: Crista Cullen not after individual glory
Great Britain Womens’ Hockey star Crista Cullen insists winning as a team at London 2012 is far more important than claiming any individual fame and glory. The Leicester defender would only like to emulate Sean Kerly, whose heroics made him a household name in 1988 when steering Great Britain to an unlikely gold, if it meant victory for her team…
100 Team GB contenders for London 2012: Crista Cullen
Crista Cullen insists that the disappointment of Leicester losing to Dutch giants Den Bosch in the European Cup final will only help to motivate her on international duty. Cullen, who gave her side a dream start with a sixth-minute opener in the 4-1 defeat in the final, is one of eight members of the Leicester squad who will be representing England in the Champions Trophy from this weekend …
Crista Cullen – Team GB – London 2012 Olympics
As a 12-year-old left Kenya and started at Oakham boarding school where she felt homesick and out of place. She threw herself into sport as a way to make friends. Was a talented 200m runner, but shone at hockey and was quickly touted as a future England international …
Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Crista Cullen
Crista Cullen was born in Lincolnshire and spent the first 12 years of her life in Kenya, before returning to attend boarding school at Oakham in Rutland. She plays hockey for Leicester and has more than 100 caps for England and Great Britain. Crista competed for Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Games. She trains with the Team GB squad and …
Crista Cullen confident GB Hockey have what it takes to win gold at London 2012 Olympics
Crista Cullen believes the bronze-medal fuelled summer experienced by England Women must act as a springboard towards realising Great Britain’s golden dream at the London 2012 Olympics …
Crista just wild about Britains gold bid
Hockey star spent her childhood surrounded by lions, now she’s baring her teeth in a sport where home medals will be expected. As sporting gene pools go, Crista Cullen’s is full to overflowing. Her father was a golfer on the pro tour, whose peers included Greg Norman, while her mother was …
Cullen aiming to lead Britain in hunt for gold before responding to call of Africa
Life is just one big outdoor adventure for the highly energetic Great Britain hockey Defender, as Matthew Syed discovered …
Cullen is safari so good
HOCKEY ace Crista Cullen is wild at heart. She was born in Lincolnshire but brought up on a game reserve in Kenya. Now a Lioness herself — our ladies team’s nickname — the right full-back is hoping to restore some glory to the British game after years in the doldrums …
Hockey: Crista Cullen wants to build momentum for Olympics
HOCKEY ace Crista Cullen is wild at heart. She was born in Lincolnshire but brought up on a game reserve in Kenya. Now a Lioness herself — our ladies team’s nickname — the right full-back is hoping to restore some glory to the British game after years in the doldrums …
Olympic Watch – Crista Cullen
After a success 2010 that yielded three bronze medals, Great Britain hockey star Crista Cullen is hopeful the squad can push on during 2011…and then challenge for the big prize next year …
One Hundred Hopefuls for 2012 – Crista Cullen
The 25-year-old Great Britain hockey full-back is eager to make the most of a busy pre-Olympic campaign …