E87 - Meet the Olympians LIVE Part 2

Hiya, Dave.

Moving forward, what will you miss from next season, and what won't, you won't miss?

What I'll miss the most is obviously trying to get the most out of myself.

The biggest thing I'll miss is obviously in the team you become a family.

I'll miss the camaraderie, I'll miss getting the abuse from the younger guys, I'll miss the coaching staff.

And the biggest thing is obviously when you're standing in the finish area, you've had a good race, the fans, the atmosphere, it, I don't think I'll, I'll ever have that again in my life.

So the thrill, the buzz, the sound, just that, like, yeah, you're in a, a cauldron of intensity and, and I'll definitely miss that, that sense of achievement, the buzz and the...

Yeah, just the, the competition.

The, I don't know how I'll find the same sort of the buzz, other than gambling-

[laughs]

...

but I don't think that's a good idea.

[laughs]

[laughs]

[laughs] But, uh, yeah, the, the camaraderie, the buzz, the, just that, the, the atmosphere, definitely miss the most.

And what won't you miss?

Oh, yeah, what- To welcome you and to give you a better welcome.

[laughs] Yeah, yeah.

[laughs] I won't miss...

You know, in the season, it sounds strange, but you, you're in this, like, pressure and I always felt like I had this cloud behind me of pressure, of stress, of performance, and knowing that, not every weekend, but every Sunday I was expected to, even when I didn't really, like, feel great, but I was on the television and you're expected to perform.

And it was that relentless pressure to get the most out of yourself, step up and, yeah, when you didn't always want to, to, to perform.

I, I certainly won't miss the stress and that side of it, but that's just part and parcel of it.

But that's the side I won't miss.

Dave, will you look back on that one day, do you think, and realize that part, obviously with the incredible career you've had, that that was possibly what helped drive you to do what you did, and actually look at that in a positive way, like now you, you're not having to deal with that kind of stress? Yeah, I think it's also normal.

I think probably these guys also feel it as well, and it's part of sport is pressure, part of sport is anxiety, and it's dealing with that and doing things you don't want to do, and just stepping up and getting the most out yourself.

Hiya, Dave.

Moving forward, what will you miss from next season, and what won't, you won't miss?

What I'll miss the most is obviously trying to get the most out of myself.

The biggest thing I'll miss is obviously in the team you become a family.

I'll miss the camaraderie, I'll miss getting the abuse from the younger guys, I'll miss the coaching staff.

And the biggest thing is obviously when you're standing in the finish area, you've had a good race, the fans, the atmosphere, it, I don't think I'll, I'll ever have that again in my life.

So the thrill, the buzz, the sound, just that, like, yeah, you're in a, a cauldron of intensity and, and I'll definitely miss that, that sense of achievement, the buzz and the...

Yeah, just the, the competition.

The, I don't know how I'll find the same sort of the buzz, other than gambling-

[laughs]

...

but I don't think that's a good idea.

[laughs]

[laughs]

[laughs] But, uh, yeah, the, the camaraderie, the buzz, the, just that, the, the atmosphere, definitely miss the most.

And what won't you miss?

Oh, yeah, what- To welcome you and to give you a better welcome.

[laughs] Yeah, yeah.

[laughs] I won't miss...

You know, in the season, it sounds strange, but you, you're in this, like, pressure and I always felt like I had this cloud behind me of pressure, of stress, of performance, and knowing that, not every weekend, but every Sunday I was expected to, even when I didn't really, like, feel great, but I was on the television and you're expected to perform.

And it was that relentless pressure to get the most out of yourself, step up and, yeah, when you didn't always want to, to, to perform.

I, I certainly won't miss the stress and that side of it, but that's just part and parcel of it.

But that's the side I won't miss.

Dave, will you look back on that one day, do you think, and realize that part, obviously with the incredible career you've had, that that was possibly what helped drive you to do what you did, and actually look at that in a positive way, like now you, you're not having to deal with that kind of stress? Yeah, I think it's also normal.

I think probably these guys also feel it as well, and it's part of sport is pressure, part of sport is anxiety, and it's dealing with that and doing things you don't want to do, and just stepping up and getting the most out yourself.