WEBVTT - MINI: Shane Warne

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<v Speaker 1>Christ Yeah, welcome friends to the Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Shawan is on the Line. I saw your new documentary

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<v Speaker 1>out on Amazon Prime today so over the weekend, and

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<v Speaker 1>I loved it. I thought it was brilliant.

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<v Speaker 2>No, thanks very much, mate, I appreciate that. It's some

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<v Speaker 2>of the stuff we visited and talked about and was

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<v Speaker 2>thirty years ago. Some of it was twenty years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a long time. Some of it was pretty brutal.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it's my journey. I've been in the

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<v Speaker 2>public eye for the last thirty two years, so my

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<v Speaker 2>journey's been a long one and it's still going. Made

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of mistakes, I've had some great times along that way,

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<v Speaker 2>played a near of Australian cricket that was the best

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. So yeah, look, I think the right

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<v Speaker 2>time to do something like this now that my children

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<v Speaker 2>are older, you know, turning twenty five, twenty three, and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one, so it means I'm old too. But look,

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<v Speaker 2>it was an interesting process to do and I'm you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the feedback I'm getting has been pretty amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I was really surprised by it, Shane. I've got to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, and I think a lot of people if

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<v Speaker 1>they're really honest. I was expecting a kind of brash,

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<v Speaker 1>sort of greatest hits, because you've had an amazing career.

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<v Speaker 1>You are one of the greats. You'd always go down

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<v Speaker 1>as that, And there was that, but there was way more.

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<v Speaker 1>I found it quite surprising. You're a lot more open

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<v Speaker 1>and honest than I thought you would be about all

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<v Speaker 1>of it, not just the successes, but the bits where

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<v Speaker 1>and you're right, it happens when you get to sort

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<v Speaker 1>of look back at your life and you can join

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<v Speaker 1>the dots, and I think you can take You can

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<v Speaker 1>be not just honest and sort of having a go

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<v Speaker 1>at yourself, but also talk about regret in a better way,

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<v Speaker 1>and the chance for heeding. Your relationship with your kids

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<v Speaker 1>went from obviously really bad it could be any worse,

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<v Speaker 1>to now you can clearly see the love that you

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<v Speaker 1>still have for them and the love they have for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, look some of the you know, going through divorce

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<v Speaker 2>is the hardest, even in private. It's a tough time

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<v Speaker 2>for anyone that has to go through that, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>a tough time for your children. For me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when I was on all over the news and everyone

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to judge me about it, and I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>comment about it and talk about it. It was on all

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<v Speaker 2>the front page newspapers. Makes it a lot harder, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And that was seventeen years ago. People forget howpened. It's

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<v Speaker 2>nearly twenty years ago, so to talk about that. And

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<v Speaker 2>my relationship with the children has always been great. There's

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<v Speaker 2>been a few times over the journey that have been

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<v Speaker 2>disappointed in me. They've only ever seen me as dad

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<v Speaker 2>and they want mum happy, they want dad happy, and

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<v Speaker 2>we both are now. And there's been lots of tough

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<v Speaker 2>chats that we've had in private with the children, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it hasn't been easy at times, but at

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<v Speaker 2>the moment and along that journey, it's always been about respect.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've got an unbelievable relationship. You know, all my

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<v Speaker 2>three children, I've got an unbelievable relationship. We have a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of fun together.

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<v Speaker 1>And what kind of dad? Are you right? Because I

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<v Speaker 1>got daughters right, they're fifteen and seventeen, and I am

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<v Speaker 1>terrible at saying no. I am an absolute pushover. I

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<v Speaker 1>just lived to say yes right. Are you like that

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<v Speaker 1>as well?

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<v Speaker 2>I am?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard, isn't it. I think parenting, what our parents

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<v Speaker 2>did to us, we don't want to do to our children.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think, and I think it goes on like

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<v Speaker 2>so when my children have children, they won't want to

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<v Speaker 2>do some of the stuff that I did because I

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<v Speaker 2>was so strict at times too. But as they've got older,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, come on, I'll try to be really strict

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<v Speaker 2>at times. And then I go, oh, yeah, okay. They

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<v Speaker 2>come and see me and they go, oh dad, plea,

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<v Speaker 2>ok yeah, okay, come on, just this one Stone tell

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<v Speaker 2>the other two. So I'm a bit of a pushover. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>But I look, being a parent is very rewarding. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not easy. It's tough, especially being a single parent. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not easy. But look, it's very rewarding. And having a

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<v Speaker 2>great relationship with your children is very satisfying. And it's great.

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<v Speaker 1>The bit where they're on the couch together, right and

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<v Speaker 1>they're all talking about you being the dorky dad. It's

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<v Speaker 1>lovely to see that, right because obviously when the door shuts,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what all dads are. You're a dorky dad. And

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<v Speaker 1>I noticed behind them, Shane, right, there's all these amazing games.

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<v Speaker 1>Are those dairs?

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<v Speaker 2>No, there I've got a.

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<v Speaker 1>Yours.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, I've got a man cave, and I saw I couldn't.

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<v Speaker 1>It distracted me. I paused it, and I was so

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<v Speaker 1>jealous that I wondered whether it was theirs or yours?

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<v Speaker 1>The amazing What have you got there?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I've got the old Space Invaders machine, which I

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<v Speaker 2>think has got one hundred and something different games like

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<v Speaker 2>a La Glaxicons, pac Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, So

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<v Speaker 2>I've got one of them. And then I've got Lethal Weapon, Pinball,

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<v Speaker 2>I've got Ninja Turtles. I've got a poker table, I've

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<v Speaker 2>got a billiard table and all that it is. So

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<v Speaker 2>we have a bit of fun up here, me and

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<v Speaker 2>the kids.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got your own basement RSL there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I just need a few poking machines. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>look it's a it's a great place just to hang private.

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<v Speaker 2>My friends. We come and play. We have home games

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<v Speaker 2>of poker here. My kids come and hang out here.

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<v Speaker 2>There's some music up here. We've got some good speakers

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<v Speaker 2>up here where the kids can come and hang We

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<v Speaker 2>all just to the music and have some fun. So

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<v Speaker 2>that it's a good spot.

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<v Speaker 1>There are so many great moments in your career and

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<v Speaker 1>the documentary captures done really well. There's a line that

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<v Speaker 1>you say in this the ball that changed my life

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the First Test and the Gatting Ball. When

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about it, Shane, right, you can see what

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<v Speaker 1>it physically does to you, you know when we recalled

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<v Speaker 1>a memory even though it's quite a few years ago,

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<v Speaker 1>but physically it's like you're reliving it. Tell us about

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<v Speaker 1>that because watching it you took us there. I could

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<v Speaker 1>see it the way your body reacted to nerves.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's I mean that was I think I was

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two years of age. I'd going to England to

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<v Speaker 2>play in an Ashes series and I was about to

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<v Speaker 2>buy my first ball. Mike Gadding and grah and Gucci

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<v Speaker 2>were staring at me at the non strikers end, so

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<v Speaker 2>I was pretty nervous, and I was one of those

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<v Speaker 2>moments that I suppose when you look back, was meant

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<v Speaker 2>to be. You know, people call it the ball of

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<v Speaker 2>the century, the greatest ball of all time, the greatest

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<v Speaker 2>Ashes moment of all time. So the magnitude of the

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<v Speaker 2>impact that had, it's one of those moments where people say,

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<v Speaker 2>when they stopped me on the street, I said, they

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<v Speaker 2>remember where they were when it happened, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>a dude. It changed my life. I went from an

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<v Speaker 2>Australian cricketer to suddenly more people want to know not

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<v Speaker 2>just about my cricket, but everything else about my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And suddenly I was sitting on the bus, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>going to the ground and we're all reading the papers

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<v Speaker 2>and saying ten things you didn't know about Shane War

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm reading going I didn't know that about me either.

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<v Speaker 2>That didn't happen. So suddenly it was like, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what the words are, but people were just so

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<v Speaker 2>interested in what I was doing. And I was getting

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<v Speaker 2>followed at twenty two years of age. I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was getting paparazzi people following me everywhere, and it

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<v Speaker 2>was just how much saying well yeah, and people going

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<v Speaker 2>to understand it's not just one photographer following you. We're

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<v Speaker 2>talking ten, fifteen, twenty photographers chasing you in a car

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<v Speaker 2>when you walking down the street or driving down to

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<v Speaker 2>the Supermarke.

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<v Speaker 1>And I said, so what, you're twenty two years of age.

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<v Speaker 1>You're never going to be ready for that.

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<v Speaker 2>No, well that's the thing. So to try and understand

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<v Speaker 2>there's no school you can go to to try and

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<v Speaker 2>do that. So I've you know, through my whole career

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<v Speaker 2>in the last thirty odd years, I've always just tried

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<v Speaker 2>to be myself. I've never pretended to be something.

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<v Speaker 1>Wrong though, mate, because that's like growing up in public

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<v Speaker 1>and any human life. If you've been doing it right,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to make mistakes. Right, if you're doing it right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what life is. Sadly, it's human. You're going to

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<v Speaker 1>make mistakes. But when you're doing it and suddenly it's

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<v Speaker 1>front and back page news, that's so that pressure must

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<v Speaker 1>be just really hard. At times it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was I'm not going to say it wasn't it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was very difficult at times. I made plenty of

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<v Speaker 2>mistakes and I'll make plenty more, you know, I make

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<v Speaker 2>plenty more. I'm fifty times earning fifty three this year,

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<v Speaker 2>and I make plenty more mistakes. But that's part. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's part of the journey. That's part of life. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you make mistakes. That's how you've become a better person

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<v Speaker 2>and how you become you learn it out life. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't go No one goes through life not making mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>No one. You've got to bounce back up. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think if everything's great through your whole life, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get the full perspective of appreciating that the

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<v Speaker 2>good times, appreciating the great things that happen in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't have the lows, You've got to have both.

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<v Speaker 2>And I've been you know, I've had plenty of loads.

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<v Speaker 2>I've had plenty of eyes and there was myself. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but I consider myself so grateful for those opportunities and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thankful, you know, to play cricket for Australia and

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<v Speaker 2>be part of the best side in the world for

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen years, and play with some of the greatest cricketers

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<v Speaker 2>of all time and travel the world with these guys.

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<v Speaker 2>It was you know, it was an amazing time and

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<v Speaker 2>it was great fun. And you know in a.

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<v Speaker 1>Great era as well, wasn't it. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sport these days has changed massively, isn't it. Because they're

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<v Speaker 1>so wary not just of what goes on when they're

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<v Speaker 1>being an athlete, it's it's their private life. It's getting canceled,

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<v Speaker 1>the threat of that saying the wrong thing. Suddenly you're

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<v Speaker 1>trending or there' stuff that there's so much more pressure.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think you had a great time to become

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<v Speaker 1>Shane Warn and do it in the nineties.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I look at the modern day athlete, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>you know. It's great that they can get paid so

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<v Speaker 2>much money and all that sort of stuff, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff that they it's not you know,

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<v Speaker 2>this social media stuff, the judgments that are out there.

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<v Speaker 2>Every single little thing gets analyzed, and that's why we're

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<v Speaker 2>seeing robots. That's why we don't see too many characters anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>Because it's funny because people want to see characters. But

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<v Speaker 2>as soon as we see someone a little bit different,

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<v Speaker 2>or they get a bit emotional out in the sports field,

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<v Speaker 2>or they get a bit too brutal out there and

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<v Speaker 2>they want to win so badly, then we nail them.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can't have it both ways. You know, we

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<v Speaker 2>all want characters. We don't want people at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of a great match and then player of the game,

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<v Speaker 2>player of the match, and suddenly let's say, yeah, it

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<v Speaker 2>was a great team effort, we all played well. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>how boring is that? But that's what we're going to get.

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<v Speaker 2>Why we keep judging people and we're so harsh on

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<v Speaker 2>sports for men and women these days. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I just wish we could embrace people and if they

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<v Speaker 2>do the wrong thing, fine, you know, go after them,

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<v Speaker 2>but don't just go after them and try and make

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<v Speaker 2>them do bad things. So look at my time, it

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<v Speaker 2>was completely different time. I've seen it since nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 2>nine the current day, and it's changed so much for

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<v Speaker 2>the modern day athlete. And you know, back when we

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<v Speaker 2>were growing up and when we were playing sport, the

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<v Speaker 2>glark and machines and Ninja turtles was great fun and

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<v Speaker 2>there's no one videoing you when you played it and

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<v Speaker 2>put it on tilt. You push it too hard. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if you go down the arcade and want to play

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<v Speaker 2>something like that, people will video it and it'll be

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<v Speaker 2>all over socials and people will judge and say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>how ridiculous, awful. So look, there are some great things

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<v Speaker 2>about the social media side. And I enjoy social media.

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoy the platforms, and I enjoy the interactions you

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<v Speaker 2>can have with your fans and the public, and I

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<v Speaker 2>really enjoy that and give people a snippet of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think it's hard for the modern day athlete.

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<v Speaker 2>It's very difficult. For them.

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<v Speaker 1>Otherwise, great, well said Chain. You're listening to the question

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<v Speaker 1>you know Carl Show podcast. I noticed in a documentary

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<v Speaker 1>as well. You and your son. You're in what looks

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<v Speaker 1>like some sort of attic, and it's basically a museum

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<v Speaker 1>of you. You've got everything. I was. It's incredible. You've

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<v Speaker 1>got every I always see when you pick up the

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<v Speaker 1>stumps and stuff that and you run off with them

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the test and that now they

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<v Speaker 1>must just go straight to the pub. No idea where

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<v Speaker 1>that is wake up the next morning, no idea. We

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<v Speaker 1>but you've got it all. It's like a museum.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I didn't collect a lot of stuff, but I

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<v Speaker 2>collected stuff that I thought was important, like the gatting.

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<v Speaker 1>Stump and the ball and that should be the mcg

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<v Speaker 1>in that museum. Now you've got all the best swagger.

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<v Speaker 2>I've given a lot of stuff to lords at MCAC.

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<v Speaker 2>I've given a lot of stuff for the MCG, my shoes,

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<v Speaker 2>for the seven hundreds, wicket, all that stuff, I've given

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<v Speaker 2>all of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you keep any of the Nike shoes? What was

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<v Speaker 1>it the see I didn't know that happened. Was it

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<v Speaker 1>the air flippers? The big Nike deal you did.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was it. In nineteen ninety four. Wow, I

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<v Speaker 2>flew over to meet Phil Knight, the owner of Nike,

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<v Speaker 2>and meet Michael Jordan both Jack unbelievable, and shot a

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<v Speaker 2>commercial with him. I had to design my own shoe.

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<v Speaker 1>So that was Did you really design it? You said

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<v Speaker 1>that in the documentary and I'm thinking, come on, he's

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<v Speaker 1>not sat down with a bit of paper, and did

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<v Speaker 1>you really design your own shoe?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I think for memory off the top of my head,

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<v Speaker 2>there was thirty eight different cricket shoes available at that time,

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<v Speaker 2>and we had all thirty eight different shoes there, and

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<v Speaker 2>we said what was good about them, what was bad

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<v Speaker 2>about them? And then the Nike people added their own

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<v Speaker 2>touch to it, like, for instance, we put what was

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<v Speaker 2>called this is this testimony. I think it's called Sarah

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<v Speaker 2>Combe on the toe because people used to drag their toe,

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<v Speaker 2>so this thing would never ever wear out. And I

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<v Speaker 2>said to them that after, I said, that's no good,

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<v Speaker 2>because that means I have one pair of shoes. The

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<v Speaker 2>whole time we wanted to buy more, so they sold out.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone wanted them. We have their flipper, their sentry for Batsman.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a bowling shoe and it was you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's pretty cool or there was no one else around

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<v Speaker 2>doing that sort of stuff besides Michael Jordan at that time,

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I was. I felt very lucky to have

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<v Speaker 2>that opportunity with Nike to do that, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>with them for a long long time. So yeah, look,

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<v Speaker 2>that was great fun to go over and do that,

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<v Speaker 2>great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, amazing stuff. Do you miss it when you when

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<v Speaker 1>you're watching a game? You do great stuff on Fox?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you miss it? Shane? Do you know it's one

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<v Speaker 1>thing commentating it and you're on the sidelines and that

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<v Speaker 1>part of your life is over now, But do you

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<v Speaker 1>miss it sometimes? Uh?

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<v Speaker 2>Look, I'm a competitor. I'd like to think as myself

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<v Speaker 2>as pretty competitive in everything I do, and just to

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I watch and it's great to be a commentator.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope people enjoy me trying to take them out

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<v Speaker 2>into the middle of the game when I'm commentating. Occasionally

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<v Speaker 2>I miss it. Yeah, I think the biggest thing when

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<v Speaker 2>any athlete retires, you more miss the common arterie of

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<v Speaker 2>everyone mostly pranks and everyone played in the dressing room

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<v Speaker 2>and being on tour with the lads and all that stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But being in the bus rides, when people playing guitar

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<v Speaker 2>and you're playing cards, you miss that makeshift. And then

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<v Speaker 2>every now and then, like a World Cup final, the

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<v Speaker 2>first day of an ashes series, we think, oh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the juice will start flowing. Your statis wouldn't mind being

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<v Speaker 2>out there, and it brings back some great memories. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't miss them competing because when I wake

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<v Speaker 2>up sometimes it's a bit hard to even walk to

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<v Speaker 2>the bathroom and everything hurts.

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<v Speaker 1>You start to make all these noises coming from your body,

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<v Speaker 1>all the pops and at your knees creaking, and.

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<v Speaker 2>That that's it. That's it. Yeah, I don't miss the

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<v Speaker 2>playing too much.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell you one thing I noticed, right, I always think

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<v Speaker 1>you remember the first in your life, like your first

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<v Speaker 1>girlfriend and for you obviously your first Test wickets and

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<v Speaker 1>your first car. There's one bit where there's a photo

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<v Speaker 1>of you with this classic old forward grenade. My dad

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<v Speaker 1>had the same car, right, same color. Was that your

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<v Speaker 1>first car? What was your first car?

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<v Speaker 2>My first car was a Ford Cortina at TC Cortina

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<v Speaker 2>and you flashed, Oh yeah, I was flashing. Then I

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<v Speaker 2>had a Valiant Pacer.

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<v Speaker 1>Big time. Now wonder they called your Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 2>That's it. I had a big black stripe down and

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<v Speaker 2>I went on. My goodness, I had all those when

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<v Speaker 2>I got my first contract from Cricket Australia, and I

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<v Speaker 2>got three thousand dollars wow, And that was my contract.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was working part time in a pizza shop

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<v Speaker 2>on a Friday night as well, while whilst I was

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<v Speaker 2>still playing cricket for Australia. And I'd say, one, where

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<v Speaker 2>was it? I was just around the corner from where

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<v Speaker 2>I lived. It's changed names about fifty times and no

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<v Speaker 2>longer there now, but I saved up some money and

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<v Speaker 2>back then there used to be the now Jbhis used

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<v Speaker 2>to be called Strathfield Car Radio here in Australia. And

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<v Speaker 2>I drove my car down and said, I want the

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<v Speaker 2>best stereo system you can possibly get. So I spent

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<v Speaker 2>all my money in my contract with Cricket Australia on

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<v Speaker 2>this car stereo, and everywhere I went, I had it

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<v Speaker 2>so loud I blew the speakers up after the first week.

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<v Speaker 2>So I used to love it. And I had an

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<v Speaker 2>acadaca playing all those eighties hids. Yeah, I had them all.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you love to have that car now?

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<v Speaker 2>Ah, it'd be worth a fortune there.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be worth an update fourteenas those old ones

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<v Speaker 1>and that were the old fastest strike they're worth a

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<v Speaker 1>fortune now you get them on antiques Rojo.

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<v Speaker 2>I know I wanted the SLR fives and Tarana as well,

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<v Speaker 2>so but I couldn't afford one of those. Many regrets,

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<v Speaker 2>so many regrets. It was a great time, a great time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well listen one, it's always a joy having you on

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<v Speaker 1>a show. I really enjoy talking to you, and I

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<v Speaker 1>genuinely loved your documentary. I thought it was it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to surprise people in a good way. You're very very open,

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<v Speaker 1>very open hearted. You get to see I loved meeting

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<v Speaker 1>you mum and and your brother and that the relationship,

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<v Speaker 1>the deep love that you all have between you and

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<v Speaker 1>your kids is something. Yeah, from where it was. It's

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<v Speaker 1>more important about how you handle it. That's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of most of life, really, isn't it. And yeah, it

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<v Speaker 1>comes right out the screen. It will cheer people up. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great romp through an amazing life that's still

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<v Speaker 1>got a long way to go. So thanks speaking to Shane,

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<v Speaker 1>I really enjoyed it. You're welcome on the show. Anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to come around that man cave and played

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<v Speaker 1>the Lethal Weapon game. I used to play that back

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<v Speaker 1>in the nineties. It's a great game.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much for having me mate and I

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<v Speaker 2>people enjoy the documentary, and you're welcome any time, because

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<v Speaker 2>I'll smash you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a competitor, all right, Mornie. Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 1>I let you go. The documentary is out now. It's

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<v Speaker 1>called Shane obviously, it's on Amazon Prime. I loved it.

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<v Speaker 1>You will really enjoy it. Watch it.

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<v Speaker 2>The Christian O'Connell Show podcast