1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: Hey there, I am Felicity Harley and you're listening to 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: an extra special episode of Healthy Ish, your podcast from 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: Body and Soul. Yes, this week we're celebrating our superstar Olympians. 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: On this episode, we're joined by Tina Rahimi, our first 5 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Muslim female Olympic boxer, to chat about how she's handling 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: the pressure of Paris. It is, after all, her first Olympics. 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Now keep in mind Tina popped into the studio a 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: few months before she flew out to Paris. Oh, you know, 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: be inspired by this chat with her. If you do 10 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 1: want more from Tina, make sure you're listening to extra 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: Healthy Ish, where she shares how she finds courage to 12 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: not give up and catch that where we get your podcasts. Tina, 13 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: Welcome into Body and Soul. 14 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 2: HQ. 15 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 3: How are you good. I'm doing very well this morning. 16 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: How are you? 17 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm good and you know what, congratulations well done 18 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: on making it to Paris. How does it feel? 19 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 2: It's I get asked this all the time, and I 20 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 2: think it's I think getting closer and closer it's really feeling. 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: I think it's a bit nerve wracking. I would say 22 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: it's exciting at the same time. But yeah, I guess 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: I'm just feeling really excited. 24 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: I would say as an athlete, I mean, visualization is 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: a big thing with a lot of athletes. Do you 26 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,839 Speaker 1: imagine yourself being in the middle of the podium. 27 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: I think that's what my mind is set to, Like 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: I can see myself just standing at the on the 29 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 2: podium and just winning a gold medal. I think it's 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: just you've got to manifest it, like I believe if 31 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 2: you truly believe it, And this is like what I've 32 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: been doing with everything that I've achieved. I've got to 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: make sure that I'm one hundred percent certain that I 34 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 2: will get. 35 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: My goal and that i will achieve it. 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 2: And I think if you have that mindset then and 37 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: you've worked hard for it, then what's impossible? 38 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: I would say, yeah, yeah, well it's absolutely possible. Is 39 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: there one thing that you're most excited about when it 40 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: comes to Paris? 41 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 3: I think it's just the whole process. 42 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 2: Like just even now two months out, I think just 43 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: you know, being able to travel and have all these 44 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 2: competitions and preparation leading to that is just all really exciting. 45 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: I think I'm just looking forward to just finally being 46 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: then having that real and raw emotion once I'm there, 47 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 2: I think I'm just excited to be representing my country. 48 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: I would say, to be you know, in our green 49 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: and gold and our new uniforms, it would just be 50 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 2: I would just know that I'll have just a great 51 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 2: feeling and I'll just be full of excitement. 52 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 3: So I'm looking forward to it. Well, we're also excited. 53 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: And the other thing I'm actually excited about is, you know, 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: I've interviewed a lot of female athletes in my time 55 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: as a journalist and back when I was editor Women's Health, 56 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: but I've never interviewed a female Muslim boxer. You're going 57 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: to be the first Australian one at the Olympics. 58 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 3: How does this sit with you? I think it sits 59 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 3: really well. I think it's just this really. 60 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: Opens up new opportunities for a lot of women out there, 61 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 2: not just Muslim women. I think it just it shows 62 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: that we are us. Women are capable of anything, and 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: we can have our own beliefs, stress how we want 64 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 2: to and you know, at the end of the date, 65 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: it's not going to perform, it's not going to affect 66 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 2: our performance, So why can't we just you know, showcase 67 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 2: our skills and not really worry about what we believe 68 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: in or how we dress. I think I don't look 69 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 2: like a typical Australian and I don't mind that, and 70 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 2: I think it just I think it really opens up 71 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: more opportunities for women and I'm glad to showcase that 72 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: I have. I feel included and I'm you know, inclusive 73 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 2: in a sport. 74 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, well, well thank you for kind of flying 75 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: that flag as well. What does your training look like 76 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: in the lead up to Paris? 77 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, so, I, like I was telling you before, we're 78 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: literally going to be home. I'm going to be home 79 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: for I think two weeks now it's two and a 80 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: half months out and I'll only be home for two 81 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: weeks period. So we're going away and we're going to 82 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: compete and then in Netherlands. Once we're back, I'm straight 83 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: to Brisbane. Straight from Brisbane to Germany where we have 84 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: our final preparation and then there we are in Paris 85 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 2: getting ready to prepare and fight. 86 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 3: What does your prep look like like? 87 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: What do you talk us through exactly what you do 88 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: the training in the gym versus do you have mock 89 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: matches or what goes on. 90 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, so a lot of time when we travel and 91 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 2: we do these international camps, we have like a lot 92 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 2: of competitive sparring that are exactly like fights. You have 93 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 2: the referee in there. And then our training is pretty 94 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 2: much well, when we're with our national coach, it's two 95 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 2: to three times a day, so you know, you've got 96 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: your strength, you're running, and then you've got your boxing 97 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,840 Speaker 2: and partner work, and then on other days you'll have 98 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: your your competition sparring and then like now we're going 99 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 2: overseas and I've got an actual proper fight as well. 100 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: So that's all. 101 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 2: Prepil until the Olympics, which is fantastic, and that's something 102 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: that we need to know what we're what level at 103 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 2: and to you know, tune everything that we need to, yeah, 104 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 2: to finally step in the ring. 105 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: Do you get nervous going to those preparation fights, Like 106 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: where's your head space at? I mean, it's not the 107 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: big event, but is there still nerves? 108 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 2: And yeah, I think for me now, like before, there 109 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: used to be a lot of pressure. I think I 110 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 2: used to put a lot of pressure on myself stepping 111 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 2: into the ring and I used to say, oh, I 112 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 2: need to win this fight and if I didn't win, 113 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 2: I would cry and I think it's just a normal reaction. 114 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 2: But I think now I tell myself, you know, you 115 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 2: this is not the major event, like you need to 116 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 2: take out everything that you need out of this fight. 117 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 2: Like my goal is to go in there make sure 118 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: that I win. And that's what I you know, I 119 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 2: don't slack off or anything in competition, but I just 120 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 2: like to sort of ease myself and don't have that 121 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: because when you have that pressure you want it, you 122 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: overperform and then you don't do well. 123 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 3: That's what I That's how I felt in the past. 124 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 3: I just try too hard, I would say. 125 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 2: So I like to just sort of, you know, take 126 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: it as an experience and say like this is like 127 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 2: another sparring session. Yeah, you know where you're relax and 128 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: I usually do really well with my spas, So I 129 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 2: don't like to get to my head too much. 130 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: And yeah, what about. 131 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: At the actual event, I mean, what's your mindset? Light? 132 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: Because there is pressure, there's the whole of Australia watching. 133 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: How are you gonna approach that in terms of mindset? Well, 134 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: not to put any pressure on you. Yeah, yeah, no, 135 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: that's fine. 136 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 2: I think, Well, the most pressure that I had was 137 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 2: at the Commonwealth Games. I think I was nervous one 138 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 2: week before the fight, before I even knew who I 139 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 2: was fighting, Like I was so so nervous, like I 140 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: would wake up and have butterflies in my stomach. I would, 141 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 2: and it was just like I knew I had so 142 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 2: much support from home, and I knew so many people, yeah, 143 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: t you know, you better win us a metal like 144 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: I know, like yeah ye, or like you'll have so 145 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,919 Speaker 2: many people messaging me like oh, you're an inspiration. I 146 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 2: really hope that you win. And then I was like, 147 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, like I'm doing this to, you know, 148 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 2: just prove for myself what I'm capable of. But then 149 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 2: I have so much pressure of people expecting me to 150 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 2: win or wanting me to win and really encouraging me 151 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,119 Speaker 2: as well. So I think it just becomes really really hard, 152 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 2: and I think I think I'm just going to ride 153 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 2: the wave. I think you'll just see how we go. 154 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: Like recently I haven't been as nervous, but I think, 155 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: come on to steal Olympics. It's going to be on 156 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 2: Channel nine and there's gonna be all eyes on me. 157 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 2: So I think it's just going to be a lot 158 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: of pressure, but I'm going to give it my all. 159 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, the cop Games was like a prep run 160 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: in some ways, wasn't it. So you have been there, 161 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: you know kind of what you know eighty percent of 162 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: what it might be like. 163 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: I think it's just going to be one hundred that 164 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: Kom Games times one hundred. Yeah, but yeah, I think 165 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 2: it's just going to be I think it's going to 166 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: be exciting. 167 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 3: Yeah. 168 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: Now on your Instagram, there's a great quote from Mike 169 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: Tyson the temptation for greatness is the biggest drug in 170 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: the world. What does greatness look like to you? 171 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 2: I think I love this quote past, Yeah, I absolutely 172 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 2: love it. I think I've actually wrote this on one 173 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: of my posts after I qualified for the Olympics. I 174 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 2: think it was and it was just me being more 175 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: hungry and hungry to achieve more more greatness. I think 176 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: it's just it definitely is like a drug. Like the 177 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: more you achieve, the more you want to keep achieving, 178 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 2: the more that you want to prove to yourself that 179 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 2: anything is possible and you're capable of doing more than 180 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: what you said you're going to do. So I think 181 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 2: like for me qualifying, I never thought that that would 182 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 2: be something that would be possible, Like, come on, I'm 183 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 2: an Olympian, Like people would dream and die to go 184 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 2: to the Olympics, and I've achieved that, and it's like, okay, 185 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 2: what's next now, Like okay, I want to I want 186 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: a gold medal now. And it's just like it's like 187 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 2: a drug. Like you're like, when am I going to 188 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 2: be satisfied? And I think a lot of athletes struggle 189 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 2: with that, so it's like a constant battle and you're like, okay, 190 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 2: I when do I stop? Like I just want to 191 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 2: keep getting better and better and better, and it's just 192 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 2: like a drugs drug, like give me success. 193 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: Well, we wish you all the success in Paris, and 194 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: thank you for stopping by. 195 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 2: And I'm healthy, thank you, thanks for having me. 196 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: What does greatness look like to you? Well, I hope 197 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: you are inspired by Tina and all the other athletes 198 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: will be flying the flag for us in Paris. Anyway, 199 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: I hope you did enjoy this chat. Jump on and 200 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: tell us if you did or not. 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