1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Hellberg's handed out, Zoe Sadowski senate sports woman, Blackburn Seven's team, 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: Sam Ruth Emerging talent high jump a Hamish kur got 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: the sports man at WARLD but of course also the 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: big one as well, and Hamish well, there's Hamish. Morning 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: to you, morning, Mike. How are you very well? Indeed? 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: Feel good? 7 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: It seems very good. Yeah, it's It's obviously a great 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: honor to be put on a huge trophy with a 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 2: bunch of absolute you know Kiwi spoiling legends. So I'm 10 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 2: really happy to be here. 11 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: And the night itself and the vibes and you know, 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: rubbing shoulders with legends and all that sort of always 13 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: very uplifting, isn't it. 14 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: Oh, it's always amazing. You know, as athletes, we spend 15 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 2: our lives in our little kind of worlds and do 16 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: all our little things that we do, and to be 17 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: able to come, you know, into a room like that 18 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: and just see, you know, what our nation produces here 19 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: on air and really feel like there's an awesome kind 20 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: of supporting buzz and people are really getting behind it 21 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: is really really exciting. 22 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: I asked this question in the nicest possible way. In 23 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: your mind, in any way, shape or form, does it 24 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: legitimize your sport more than you had legitimized previously. 25 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 2: Look, potentially it's another attack in the box, you know. 26 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: I think that you know, globally, athletics is a relatively 27 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: big sport. It's it's not a football or a tennis 28 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: or a golf, but it's it's pretty pretty well known overseas, 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 2: and I think that if I can bring that kind 30 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: of understanding and love back to the country and it's 31 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: at it as an event to what's already you know, 32 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: mess in our country and the likes of running and 33 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 2: shot put and various other things. Yeah, I think it's 34 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 2: it's great because I think at the end of the day, 35 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: for me, it's you know, if there are kids out 36 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 2: there who feel like now they want to be high 37 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: jumpers because of what I've done, I'm I'm really starting 38 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: to go about that. 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: Was my next question. Have you made any sort of 40 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: assessment since you're you know, real big success that we 41 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: talked about last time you were here, But have you 42 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: made any assessment of whether it's had a material impact 43 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: at school level that people look at you and go 44 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 1: I can do a bit of that. 45 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean look, I mean anecdotally, I feel like 46 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: I have so many people these days coming up and 47 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: telling me that their kids are really into high jump, 48 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: into athletics, and I think that, you know, I've definitely 49 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: noticed that at sort of secondary school level and at 50 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 2: Colgate level, the participation numbers definitely look like the training 51 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: in the right direction, And so yeah, I think for me, 52 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: I'm really stoked about that. But you know, if it's 53 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: any athletic event, I'm stoked. It doesn't have to be 54 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: high jumped. There's an athletic event out there for everyone, 55 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: So it's yeah, it's been really cool seeing that kind 56 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 2: of attitude shift towards people really wanting to get out 57 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 2: there and doing it. 58 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: When was the first time that you jump the way 59 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,400 Speaker 1: you jump? So when I was at school, you do 60 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: the scissors, then you do the Fosbury flop and all 61 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: that sort of stuff, right, And the only reason I 62 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: asked this weird question is because I'm watching the Winter 63 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: Olympics at the moment, and so you see the ski jump. Also, 64 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: at some point you need to throw caution to the 65 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: wind and go from your warm up to the real deal. 66 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: When did you do that? 67 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 2: Well, the first time I tried doing the Fosbury flop, 68 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: which is the technique I do now. Was I think 69 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 2: it was probably year three, and no one taught me 70 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: how to do it. I just thought it would be 71 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: funny to try it that lunchtime at at the local, 72 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 2: you know, at my field and my primary school. And 73 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 2: I actually smacked my knees my nose and got a 74 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: blood nose. So that was kind of a lesson in 75 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 2: how not to do it, and and kind of every 76 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 2: year from there I've obviously got a wee bit better 77 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 2: at it and haven't actually smeck my nose since so well. 78 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 1: You know, you know what I mean, don't you, Because 79 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: like it's a leap of faith at that point, literally 80 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: and figuratively, I suppose. And of course the other thing 81 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: is landing on the neck and the patterns that there's 82 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: a risk there isn't there. 83 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: It probably looks more like a roost than it is. 84 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 2: But I think fundamentally, like you know, the theme here 85 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 2: with with myself and the winter impacks and everything is 86 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: just the amazing coaches we've got in our country. You know, 87 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: nothing was possible without them, and and that kind of 88 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: very uncontrolled motion that we do is optimized by the 89 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: support of coaching staff and the people around us. So yeah, 90 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: I think I think that's also sort of something that 91 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 2: I'm really stoked about. Was obviously my coach one Coach 92 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: of the Year as well last night, who someone who's 93 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: been instrumental in my success. So yeah, it's very cool 94 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: to heaven there, and he's the one who makes sure 95 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: that I don't land on my neck and do anything 96 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: too bad for my stuff. 97 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: What's twenty six got for you? 98 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: It's got a bit of stuff. Comrade of Games is 99 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: obviously you know, coming up on the radar in July, 100 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 2: and we've got a few other sort of decent sized 101 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 2: athletic comps over in Europe and stuff. So first and 102 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 2: foremost National Champs, which will be first weekend March in 103 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 2: Auckland at Trust Arena, and then from there will be 104 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 2: cruising on into the you know, the wide world and 105 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: chocusing our skills overseas. 106 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: Fantastic wel congratulations on last night again. Nice to catch 107 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: up with you, appreciate it very much. Good to hear 108 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: hold on Hay which one quick question I forgot to ask, 109 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: did you get money when you won your. 110 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: Middle Did I get made? Not last night. 111 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: But at the at the Olympics, did you get money, Yes, 112 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: yes I did, and who pays you that, The Olympic Committee. 113 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, so athletics, well word, athletics actually paid paid prize 114 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: money to all the gold medalists and athletics and so 115 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 2: that was the first time that's ever happened. And then 116 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: obviously high performance sport as well fundings sort of tied 117 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: in small parts to that success. So yeah, it's it's 118 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: been Yeah, there's been money coming in from a few 119 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 2: different places. 120 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: Fantastic. The only the only reason is thanks so nice 121 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: to talk to you, Homish Good. 122 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 123 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: news talks that'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 124 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.