Sir Geoff Hurst: Zoom stresses me more than the 1966 World Cup final ever did
25.09.2022 - 17:51
/ msn.com
1966 World Cup final ever did. In an interview with The Telegraph, the 80-year-old footballing legend said older generations are often “nervous” about embracing technology. The former England striker admitted he often relies on the assistance of his son-in-law and granddaughter to help navigate the world of apps, video calls and smartphones.
Speaking from his home in Cheltenham, Sir Geoff, who owns a Macbook Air and iPhone, said: “No question at all, I get more uptight about the connectivity now on phones and laptops than I have ever done in my life and that includes World Cup finals and meeting the Queen. “My personality and character is someone who just gets on with things. In the [1966] World Cup final I was a little keyed up as you would expect before the game.
. . but there is no way I would compare it.
“Without question. I probably get more uptight about keeping up to date or getting involved in new things on the internet and so on than anything else in my life probably. “It is just not knowing what to do next, getting nervous about pressing the wrong button and the phone will explode or the computer will stop working.
“I do do Zoom calls but if something goes wrong on the call and there is no connectivity you get uptight and think, ‘I don't want to do it’. ”Asked how to convince older people to overcome their anxieties about new technology, he said the onus was on close family members to be “persistent” in convincing older relatives of the benefits of smartphones and video calls. In his own life, it has been his 30-year-old granddaughter Amy, nicknamed “Pocket Knife” for her ability to solve any problem, and son-in-law Mark who have helped introduce him to online banking and electronic train tickets.
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