Grant Hackett, the Greatest Distance Swimmer Ever
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Grant Hackett is the greatest distance swimmer to ever live winning the Men's 1500 in back-to-back Olympic Games (2000 & 2004). He is a 7x World Champion in the same event (4 in LCM, 3 in SCM). He broke World Records in the 200/800/1500 LCM Free as well as the 400/800/1500 SCM Free. His 7:23 in the 800 SCM is still the fastest in human history.
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00:00 Hello Grant Hackett
3:15 Competitive nature
7:13 Rivalry with Ian Thorpe
11:27 Kieren Perkins
16:13 Personality and values
19:23 Denis Cotterell
23:17 Working hard in practice
26:06 Accountability
29:57 Winning regardless of the situation
33:48 Overcoming pressure
38:06 Supporting teammates
41:19 Brett Hawke lied to Grant Hackett at 2002 Pan Pacs
47:46 Winning mentality
53:11 Athens 2004 stories
54:57 Investing in relationships
58:38 Relationship with Ian Thorpe
1:01:13 Vulnerability
1:07:27 Michael Phelps
1:10:46 2000 Olympic Team Reunion
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