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Bob Smith

Bob Smith

CEO of Blue Origin

Aug 18, 2026

27:20
Do you know what I mean?
27:21
I've had knives and that pulled out on me.
27:23
I've got big slash marks there.
27:26
I suffered with epilepsy now for like the rest of my life.
27:29
I was going out with an Irish travelling woman and we all went out on her family night out.
27:36
Now bearing in mind, you know, I'm classed as a Romany Gypsy, okay? An English Romany man.
27:44
And these people did not like, you know, like Gypsy people.

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41:04
So when you were on the door, how was that? Did you enjoy that life or was it a tough life? And how hard is it to be a doorman? I was on
speaker_0HOST
0:55
you ever imagine, Bob, that you'd be competing at 79?
1:01
No, no, not back in the day, but I'm absolutely stoked to be here and giving it my best shot.
1:06
So, yeah, let's go.
1:08
Let's go.
1:08
Let's
speaker_0HOST
1:35
So how often are you guys out there on the water? Is it a daily thing? Is it something that you have to do every day?
1:43
Yeah, every time there's good surf, we're out there.
1:46
The onshore days when it's not so good, you rest the body and recuperate and get ready for the next great session.

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