1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,720 Speaker 1: Of all the medals we want in Paris, the Lisa 2 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Carrington story was probably the most predictable. 3 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,319 Speaker 2: Pamous curve for the gold middle. 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: Kiwi's can fly co puts through and it's down a 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: golden glow for Lydia. Come, she's got the race face 6 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: on the red Sonnies. It's Carrington Carrington coming down to 7 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: the line. It is gonna be gold and Dame Lisa 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: Carrington is what it's from Paris. Morning to you, good 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: morning and warmest congratulats. Yes, indeed, warmest congratulations if you 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: had a chance to sort of sit quietly and let 11 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: it all soak in and enjoy it. 12 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 2: Uh, not quite. 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 3: I mean it gets quite hic deck with the you know, 14 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 3: doing all extra bits and pieces and media and family 15 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: and and now we've got the closing ceremony. So yeah, 16 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: I'm probably on the plane ride home, I'll be able 17 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 3: to kind of think about it a bit. 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: Expectation going in, even if you didn't art to relate 19 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: it to the wider world, your expectation going in versus 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: what you delivered. How did it play out? 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's probably the I guess the forces 22 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: that I was working against is trying not to have 23 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 3: such high expectation. Particularly that's mainly from myself really, but 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 3: I guess knowing you, I guess it's knowing I can 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 3: achieve it and executing it, you know, two different things. 26 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean that was just what I was 27 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: trying to keep it bay and just make sure that 28 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 3: I focused on the work, on the peddling and enjoying 29 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: it to kind of, you know, make the most of 30 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 3: the experience, because at the end of the day, that's 31 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 3: what it's about. 32 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 1: How much your level is now about the psychology of 33 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: it versus the physical execution of it. 34 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: You know, I think that they probably go hand in hand. 35 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 3: I think, really, if you've got great mentality, good attitude, 36 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 3: and great ways to view the world, good perspective, to 37 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: be able to get more out of your body and 38 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 3: more out of the moment, I think if you can. 39 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: I know that for myself, when I can find a 40 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 3: way to kind of be you know, calm with that 41 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 3: much pressure and that much expectation, I'm a lot more 42 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 3: capable of doing the task. 43 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: And ultimately that's. 44 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 3: What it was about, is just throwing the strategy doing 45 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: what I know I can do. Just that an extremely 46 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 3: you know, high pressure situation. 47 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: Do you feel the expectation because when you have that discussion, 48 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: the whole country does before the game start and they think, right, 49 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: where are the medals? You're the first name every time. 50 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: M Yeah, yeah, I mean, I yeah, absolutely, Like I do, 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 3: I do tune out of that type of thing, so 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: I you know, I'm not reading media, I'm not on 53 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: social media because it's it is a lot of expectation 54 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 3: and it is outside noise and really I kind of 55 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 3: have to It's just you don't even you don't know 56 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: what the result is going to be. So at the 57 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 3: end of the day, I can dream of, you know, 58 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: winning and that type of thing, but it's obviously a 59 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 3: dream until you make it happen. So keeping true to 60 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: what it's going to take is really the most important thing, 61 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 3: not so much you know, I need to achieve it 62 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 3: or the. 63 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: Outcome counteracting that. Does the experience of having been to 64 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 1: a number of games help? 65 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: Yeah? Absolutely, I think even having my coach and you know, 66 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: likes Gordy and also some other of our support staff 67 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: having been at the Olympics, just knowing. 68 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 2: What it's like is really important. Like it's. 69 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: You know, having that experience, you just understand the kind 70 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 3: of pressure that people go under, and particularly. 71 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: For them just being super calm. 72 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 3: You know, things can get quite high pressure and reactive 73 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 3: in those situations. So ily you just want people that 74 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 3: are super calm around you. So yeah, I mean reaping 75 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: the rewards just because I've done it before so I 76 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: know what to expect, and also having Gordy and my 77 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 3: other support team understanding it as well. 78 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: How do you work through? And you're at this place, 79 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: I guess now when do you let go? Because being 80 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: a perfectionist, you go, I could probably do this again, 81 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: and you probably could, but then again you don't need to, 82 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: so you think, shall I shan't I? How do you 83 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: work through that? 84 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 2: Yeah? 85 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 3: I mean it's like it's got to be an overall picture. 86 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:24,520 Speaker 3: I think it's like what do you want from life? 87 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:30,159 Speaker 3: And being an athlete has a finite timeline, especially for 88 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 3: you know us as females, So which is you know, 89 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 3: that's another consideration and also yeah, what else do you 90 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: want to get out of the sport? And I think 91 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: to like, if I still love it, why not continue? 92 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 3: So yeah, I guess it's just those things like if 93 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 3: there's something else more to achieve outside of. 94 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: What I'm currently doing. But yeah, I mean, while I've been. 95 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 3: Doing it, doing sport, it's definitely challenged me in the 96 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 3: best way. So I'm super grateful to have been a 97 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 3: harder sport for such a long time. 98 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: Is it all cream on the cake these days or not? 99 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: No, absolutely not. 100 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 3: It's I feel that as I've matured as an athlete, 101 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 3: I've probably been able to understand and work a bit harder. 102 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 3: And I think too, as training age, you get but fitter, 103 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 3: a bit stronger, and you get to you know, understand 104 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 3: a bit more about what it takes. 105 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: Exactly you excited about the flag or if you carried 106 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: the flag too many times? 107 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 3: Now, Yeah, I mean I carry the flag in real 108 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: which is really awesome, and then carrying the flag here it. 109 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 2: Is really special too. 110 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:41,480 Speaker 3: So yeah, I mean I'm a little i'd say, I'm 111 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 3: a bit of a different athlete now than I was then, 112 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 3: and I think. 113 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: It's really special to be able to do it. 114 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 3: We've had such a great Olympics and to do it, 115 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: you know, not just because of what I've done here, 116 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 3: but because New Zealand has done a great job. So 117 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 3: I mean, any one of these athletes could be carrying 118 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: the flag and we'd all be just absolutely happy for. 119 00:05:59,200 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 2: Them to represent. 120 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: So yeah, that's what I'm going to go do tonight 121 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 3: and just represent them and close out the games for them. 122 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: Will you go have a good time. I appreciate your 123 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: time as always. 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