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We chat to gold medalist Hamish Kerr as he walks into the closing ceremony! · Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

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  Speaker 1: With the Johnoyan Ben Podcast.
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  Speaker 2: Cheers to Dilma making the world a bitter tea famous.
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  Speaker 3: Good morning and congratulations.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you thanks for having me on. Guys.
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  Speaker 1: Oh it's great to talk to you.
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  Speaker 4: You're on your way to the closing ceremony right now,
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  Speaker 4: is that right?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, yep, yep, doing a little multitaska.
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  Speaker 1: Who's surrounded you at the moment? Who's beside you?
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  Speaker 2: How we got we got David Liddy? Oh yeah, we've
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  Speaker 2: got a couple of couple of pole volters. Yeah, we've
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  Speaker 2: got a few support stars, mostly athletics team and yeah,
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  Speaker 2: obviously Finn and a couple of sailors as well at
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  Speaker 2: the top.
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  Speaker 3: So, so, has everyone been here the whole time or
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  Speaker 3: people have come and gone or.
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  Speaker 2: I think they're kind of coming gone, Like obviously Team
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  Speaker 2: Sports have kind of left now, I think, and then
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  Speaker 2: we actually came in quite late, just as Athletics is
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  Speaker 2: in the second week. But yeah, I think I think
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  Speaker 2: the swarmers have kind of stayed on. Looks like they've
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  Speaker 2: been having a good time. But yeah, I think I
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  Speaker 2: think for the most part everyone sort of stayed.
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  Speaker 3: Around classic swimmers, classic swimmers always wanting a good times.
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  Speaker 1: It has it sunk again.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, a gold medal on the world's biggest stage
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  Speaker 4: at the Olympics in the high jump.
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  Speaker 1: Has it sunk in for you?
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  Speaker 2: Oh no, no, it hasn't. I mean, look, I mean
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  Speaker 2: I'm obviously amazingly stoked with two did and I'm over
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  Speaker 2: the moon with my result last night. But I think
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  Speaker 2: it's going to take a few few weeks to process
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  Speaker 2: what actually truly happened. But yeah, all I know is
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  Speaker 2: that I was just so stoked to be there and
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  Speaker 2: it was just so much fun being out.
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  Speaker 4: There in the moment it was it And you know,
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  Speaker 4: you guys, you could have you could have shared gold.
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  Speaker 4: You're in the USA competed it, but you guys decided
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  Speaker 4: to go for a jump off that seemed like a
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  Speaker 4: bit of a risk at the time.
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  Speaker 1: It's still I guess you're back in it now.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, no, definitely paid off, I think, know, to
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  Speaker 2: be fair, like, obviously the boys shared the gold in Tokyo, uh,
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  Speaker 2: and that was something that was so amazing, and you know,
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  Speaker 2: it was such an amazing part of Olympic castory. But
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  Speaker 2: I think at the same time, you know, as as
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  Speaker 2: we're competitors and as we all want to win. I
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  Speaker 2: think that you know, all the all the athletes decided
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  Speaker 2: that it would be cool if we did get the
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to to actually see what would happen and play
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  Speaker 2: out the jump off. So yeah, I had no doubt
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  Speaker 2: in my mind when when I knew that was gonna happen,
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  Speaker 2: that we both agree to it and get on with it.
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  Speaker 3: When when you have the conversation, you're like, is it
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  Speaker 3: a jump off? He's like, you had to jump off
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  Speaker 3: to jump off, it's agreed to jump off.
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  Speaker 1: That sounds pretty cool. That's better.
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  Speaker 2: Definitely, we definitely could have drawn out the suspense a
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  Speaker 2: wee bit more. It was pretty much more like me
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  Speaker 2: just looking at him, going let's jump.
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  Speaker 1: Let's cats jump. It's a good care trace. There was
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  Speaker 1: one there was one moment and you kind of went viral.
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  Speaker 4: There was there was one moment that you sort of
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  Speaker 4: came up and you sort of you sort of jumped
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  Speaker 4: straight onto the mat under the bar, and you kind
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  Speaker 4: of went viral as well. People were saying online it
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  Speaker 4: was like you were playing like PlayStation and the controller
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  Speaker 4: died or something like that. What actually happened there was
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  Speaker 4: it just you just didn't feel it. And then you
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  Speaker 4: decided to bow out.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, look, I think I was just pushing a
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  Speaker 2: little bit hard in the first a couple of steps
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  Speaker 2: of my run up, So you usually can kind of
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  Speaker 2: tell mid curve whether you're in a good position or not,
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  Speaker 2: and every so often those kinds of jumps come out.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, it is quite funny to see the memes
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  Speaker 2: going around with the old the old failed jump. I'm
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  Speaker 2: not sure a lot of the people commenting on them
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  Speaker 2: as well realize that I actually got the one. So
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  Speaker 2: it would be nice if we could try and sort
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  Speaker 2: of push that as well.
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  Speaker 1: You want us to sway the comments section, do you?
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  Speaker 2: But not only did his controller die, but it actually
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  Speaker 2: turned it back on and yeah.
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  Speaker 3: Exactly, Well, at least you're not a breakdancer for Australia.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, like.
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  Speaker 3: Hamish cool with us this morning, what is it like?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, you have been training probably longer than four
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  Speaker 3: years for this, But let's just take this four year
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  Speaker 3: period leading into the Olympics and then you finally stand
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  Speaker 3: on that podium the national anthems playing, talk us through
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  Speaker 3: that moment.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you know, it's just it's just confirmation
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  Speaker 2: that all the sacrifice and hard work starting pay off.
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  Speaker 2: I think that that's what's what's so cool is you know,
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  Speaker 2: I've worked so hard for this. I've you know, I've
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  Speaker 2: I've put some some pretty hard conversations with some some
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  Speaker 2: you know, loved ones. You know, I've had to do that.
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  Speaker 2: I've had to change around my coaching team. I've had
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  Speaker 2: to you know, change some technical stuff and really look
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  Speaker 2: at myself and be honest with that's what my what
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  Speaker 2: I am capable of doing. And so I think that
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  Speaker 2: you know, to to know that I've done all that
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  Speaker 2: hard stuff and then you know, get such an amazing
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  Speaker 2: result from it. It's just it's just during come true.
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  Speaker 3: Well, because you're my wife went to a breakfast that
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  Speaker 3: you spoke at and and you did say that you
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  Speaker 3: had to change the team around you, like your your
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  Speaker 3: dietitian and your coach.
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  Speaker 4: You even setting up formal meetings. I think, you know, see,
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  Speaker 4: everyone was held accountable.
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  Speaker 1: It was like take someone's saying in the minutes and
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  Speaker 1: things like that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, look, I mean I think that's just you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's just increased professionalism. And I think that's the thing
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  Speaker 2: is I I love the sport and I definitely see
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  Speaker 2: it as something that I love and have a lot
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  Speaker 2: of fun doing, but it's also it's also a job,
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  Speaker 2: and it's also something that I want to make sure
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  Speaker 2: I'm doing the best at. So I think that in
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  Speaker 2: the last couple of years, I've really had to look
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  Speaker 2: at myself and and how I've sort of worked and
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  Speaker 2: probably been a little bit casual at times. And so
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  Speaker 2: it was just around about just just being really really
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  Speaker 2: conscious on being as professional as possible and getting the
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  Speaker 2: right result from that.
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  Speaker 1: Is anyone going to lose their job now you've got
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  Speaker 1: the gold? Oh Dietes, mate, you've been dragging the chain?
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  Speaker 1: Anyone like that.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we haven't had that conversation yet. That's more of
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  Speaker 2: a post Deech thing. But now don't tell anyone. I
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  Speaker 2: think they're probably pretty safe. They want to do it again,
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  Speaker 2: it's probably more up to the end, to be honest.
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  Speaker 1: Loop us in on the minutes and it was incredible.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, so many great moments, but I managed a big
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  Speaker 4: part of the Olympics have been incredible. I mean there
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  Speaker 4: was that moment where the freach pole Volda has sort
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  Speaker 4: of bits and pieces hit the pole and knocked it off.
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  Speaker 4: Were ever worried about that could be an option for
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  Speaker 4: you and the high jump that your your you're junk
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  Speaker 4: could actually knock off the bar.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, we go over backwards. So not really an interest
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  Speaker 2: for me, unless unless I've got it. You know, I'm
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  Speaker 2: doing really really well for myself.
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  Speaker 1: We ever tail or something.
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  Speaker 3: In the closing ceremony, which you're you're just walking into. Now,
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  Speaker 3: what are we looking forward to? We had that that
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  Speaker 3: unusual gentleman painted like an Avatar character with his goolies
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  Speaker 3: out in the opening ceremony.
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  Speaker 1: What can we expect?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I mean hopefully not too much more religious slander,
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  Speaker 2: but we will see. I think, yeah, I think. I
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  Speaker 2: think the big rumor around us as who's going to
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  Speaker 2: be performing. It seems like it's potentially Snoop Dogg he
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  Speaker 2: is in town. But but yeah, also maybe Taylor Swift.
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  Speaker 2: There's there's just so many people saying so many different things.
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  Speaker 2: So wow, go out there and actually see who's out there.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, we'll see.
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  Speaker 3: So it's a genuine surprise. No one knows.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know. To be fair, I probably haven't
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  Speaker 2: been painted too much kinch last week for hours. We
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  Speaker 2: will see.
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  Speaker 3: Pretty sure someone would know someone someone is to know.
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  Speaker 2: I think the person performing probably knows. Yeah, the good hope.
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  Speaker 4: I was so good to jet. Yeah, we're New Zealand
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  Speaker 4: is so proud. It was such an effic moment. It's
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  Speaker 4: been such an epic game. So congratulations Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks, it's been awesome to have New zeal On
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  Speaker 2: behind us as well.
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  Speaker 3: Can I just say too, we've called join your number
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  Speaker 3: here in your profile picture, is you playing golf? Do
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  Speaker 3: you think?
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  Speaker 1: Do you think you might want to change that?
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  Speaker 3: Mate?
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  Speaker 1: Got to keep it casual, okay, yeah, maybe you high
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  Speaker 1: jumping or something.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know, just part time high jumper, I don't know.
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  Speaker 4: Also, if you google yourself in the last twenty four hours,
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  Speaker 4: but if you google yourself, it comes up with a
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  Speaker 4: little gold medal emblem as well, and you can click.
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  Speaker 2: On it years. Actually yeah, Seamus plug, I did actually
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  Speaker 2: google myself.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, you'd better be googling yourself, mate, What a day
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  Speaker 3: to be googling yourself Aimus.
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  Speaker 1: Congratulations, so proud.
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  Speaker 3: You deserve all the success and I hope you enjoyed
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  Speaker 3: the rest period too.
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  Speaker 1: Mate.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, thanks heaps, guys, Lovely talk