1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: Ever, dup. 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,520 Speaker 2: Now, as we know, the Glasgow Commonwealth Games going to 3 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 2: be cut back to ten sports. That means a whole 4 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: bunch of sports will miss out, including hockey, seven's, rugby 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 2: and squash, which is tough news for Kiwi athletes competing 6 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 2: in these codes, and one of them, obviously is Joel King, 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: who's won eight Commonwealth Games medals and squash five of them. 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: Gold is with us now, Joel, Hello, Hi, how are 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: you there. You don't sound that gutted. 10 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: Oh, you know, it's been bad news for all of us, 11 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: but you just got to you've got to crack on. No, 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 1: you can't change the decision now, and we've now got 13 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: the Olympics that we've just got to try and focus on. 14 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, I suppose it's a bit of a consolation prizes 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: and that is actually going to be at the Olympics definitely. 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: I mean it's throughout my career, you know, which has 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 1: been eighteen years now, it's been the thing that has 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: squash has always tried to achieve, is to get to 19 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: the Olympics. So it's it's I guess a bittersweet because 20 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: the Komwalth Games also for us as New Zealanders has 21 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: always been the pinnacle, so it's a bit of a 22 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: catch twenty two. I think, you know, there's there's a 23 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: rainbow on the other side of it. But you know, 24 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: the Komworth Games has always got a special place for 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: us as athletes and also the New Zealand community. 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: The thing is, you were one hundred percent going to 27 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 2: get a medal at the comm Games in Glasgow. How 28 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 2: do you rate your chances though, in a wider field 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: at the Olympic Games in twenty eight. 30 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, you know, taking into first of all, 31 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: my age in twenty twenty eight, I'm going to be 32 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: thirty nine years old, so that's a spener in the works. 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: But I think what the kind of interesting thing about 34 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: this new campaign, which is the Olympics, is that it's 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: something completely new, not only in terms of you know, 36 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: the first time going for the Olympics, but for me 37 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: a complete change in focus. You know, normally it's week in, 38 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: week out out on the PSA World Tour focusing on that, 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: but now it's you know, sort of going four years 40 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: ahead and working our way backwards to try and peak 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: for that. So, you know, I think that if the 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: Olympics there is anything to go by, and what we 43 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: saw even a bit this year is you know, you 44 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: quite often see the dark horses come through and the 45 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: ones that are expected quite often can't handle the pressure. 46 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: You know, it's a it's a total different ball game. 47 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: And I think the interesting thing for us, the Commonwalth 48 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: Games athletes is we've had a bit of exposure to 49 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: it with the Klonwalth Games. For some of the other 50 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: countries they've never even played anything like that comes close 51 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: to it. So yeah, there's there's a few pros and 52 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,239 Speaker 1: cons definitely, but yeah, I'm excited to just give it 53 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: a go. 54 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, good stuff. Hey Beast of lud Joellen, thanks very much. 55 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 2: I mean you are a lesson in keeping your chin up. 56 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: That's Juelle King, five time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, So 57 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: I guess you don't get to being a gold medalist 58 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 2: that many times over without having some discipline in your head. Right. 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: For more from Heather too Plassy Allen Drive, listen live 60 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: to News Talk Set B from four pm weekdays, or 61 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.