<p> Not for the first time, British diving posterboy Tom Daley disagreed on Friday with his Russian performance director Alexei Evangulov on handling the pressure of a home Olympics. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This time, however, there was no ill-feeling between the pair. Evangulov caused a stir before a test event in February when he said Daley was in danger of failing to achieve his potential and becoming the sport's answer to former tennis glamour girl Anna Kournikova. <br /><br />He also warned that the teenager's media appearances could sink his hopes. On Friday, full of praise, he assured reporters that Daley was perfectly prepared for the competition. <br /><br />"There is no word pressure in our vocabulary. Responsibility, yes," he declared. <br />Daley disproved that, having more problem answering a question from left-field about the importance of personal grooming than in locating the P word. "Pressure isn't a bad thing," grinned the 18-year-old whose face has become one of the most familiar to Britons in the run-up to the Games.<br /><br />"I quite like pressure going into a competition...in a competition divers either handle pressure or they don't. I've had pressure going into competitions for a long time now and it's something I've been able to get used to."</p>
<p> Not for the first time, British diving posterboy Tom Daley disagreed on Friday with his Russian performance director Alexei Evangulov on handling the pressure of a home Olympics. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This time, however, there was no ill-feeling between the pair. Evangulov caused a stir before a test event in February when he said Daley was in danger of failing to achieve his potential and becoming the sport's answer to former tennis glamour girl Anna Kournikova. <br /><br />He also warned that the teenager's media appearances could sink his hopes. On Friday, full of praise, he assured reporters that Daley was perfectly prepared for the competition. <br /><br />"There is no word pressure in our vocabulary. Responsibility, yes," he declared. <br />Daley disproved that, having more problem answering a question from left-field about the importance of personal grooming than in locating the P word. "Pressure isn't a bad thing," grinned the 18-year-old whose face has become one of the most familiar to Britons in the run-up to the Games.<br /><br />"I quite like pressure going into a competition...in a competition divers either handle pressure or they don't. I've had pressure going into competitions for a long time now and it's something I've been able to get used to."</p>