Daley said he was pleasantly surprised by the result.
"If somebody had told me at Christmas I would be a European champion at Easter my answer would have been 'go away'," Daley told reporters.
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"It was a perfect competition for me. If it seems as if I was without nerves I can tell you I have nerves and they were quite tense."
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