on 17-04-2016 09:18 PM
on 17-04-2016 09:27 PM
He was alright at the time.
I suppose it's hard to make the transition back into everyday life after being an Olympic God.
on 17-04-2016 09:35 PM
on 17-04-2016 09:38 PM
@kopenhagen5 wrote:I didn't either.
Kieren Perkins is my fave male swimmer.
Looking like a sore loser, how can he even think about beating an 18 year old?
17-04-2016 09:39 PM - edited 17-04-2016 09:40 PM
Pretty unlikely but he's entitled to have a go.
on 18-04-2016 12:43 AM
Grant Hackett was subjected to a death threat that his former policeman father took very seriously. That, changed him.
on 18-04-2016 11:17 AM
Unfortunately we do not deprogramme our sport stars we teach them how to win but we never teach them how to loose or retire, when winning becomes your life the high that brings becomes edictive and can be hard to come down from which is why many athletes turn to drugs and booze to replace it.
to borrow a line from John candy in cool runnings " if your not good enough without a gold medal you will never be good enough with one"
on 18-04-2016 06:59 PM
really, what a beat up. yes he was drunk, but sexual assault? who made this bloke judge and jury, a personal apology and a donation to my favourite charity. please.
on 19-04-2016 09:30 AM
For the life of me I can't understand why Mr Hackett doesn't pursue a career in the ring. He seems to have the basics right and all he needs is a good trainer and manager.
on 19-04-2016 06:39 PM
Channel 9 have 4 crew members in prison in Lebanon and we have a grubby jurno chasing after the fellow who was assaulted by Hackett asking him how his nipple is today - grubs!!!