Sep 14, 2026 · 58 min · 16 segments
The following is a conversation with Michael Clarke, former Australian cricket captain, World Cup winner, legend of the game and one of Australia’s most successful athletes of his generation. But…
Adrian OddiHostI think, you know, you talk about if you love doing something, then you get out of bed and want to do it.
I was never leaving if I wasn't finished because that hunger for success was there.

Yeah, okay, that's – well, I never thought about how much is right in like when you just said like –
Your whole – and I'm talking if you don't perform on the sporting field when that is your world, your whole life seems more difficult.
And I'm talking don't be surprised if you're fighting with the wife at home.
Don't be surprised if – you know, one of your sponsors says, we're not going to resign the deal.
Like everything just feels like it revolves around the team's performance and your own individual performance.
When you're not, that's sometimes when you're in the thick of it, that's what it feels like.

And the media can be very kind to you, but also they can be quite the opposite, right? You
It comes with, certainly in Australia, in this country, it comes with, I think, success.
And again, off the field these days particularly is just as important as on the field.
I think, you know, you talk about if you love doing something, then you get out of bed and want to do it.
I was never leaving if I wasn't finished because that hunger for success was there.

Yeah, okay, that's – well, I never thought about how much is right in like when you just said like –
Your whole – and I'm talking if you don't perform on the sporting field when that is your world, your whole life seems more difficult.
And I'm talking don't be surprised if you're fighting with the wife at home.
Don't be surprised if – you know, one of your sponsors says, we're not going to resign the deal.
Like everything just feels like it revolves around the team's performance and your own individual performance.
When you're not, that's sometimes when you're in the thick of it, that's what it feels like.

And the media can be very kind to you, but also they can be quite the opposite, right? You
It comes with, certainly in Australia, in this country, it comes with, I think, success.
And again, off the field these days particularly is just as important as on the field.
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