“MARTIN HOW’S THE NIPPLE TODAY??!?!?!?”
So basically there's this dude, Grant Hackett (left). Once upon a time he was a total boss Olympic swimmer winning gold medals for Australia alongside Ian Thorpe.
Hackett has held world records in practically every race, from the 200 metres to the 1500 metres, which he was undefeated in from 1996 until 2007.
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Anway, Hackett retired in 2008. Everyone thought that was it. But then in 2015, out of nowhere, seven years after retiring, Hackett announces he's coming back baby!
He swam 4th in a 200 metres race and made the world titles team for 2015. It was magical.
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Flash forward to a week ago and Hackett is trying to get into the Australian Olympic team. It's tense. If Hackett does qualify, he'll be the oldest swimmer to make an Australian Olympic team. But then he doesn't make it :(
“It’s funny,” he said. “I don’t feel sad. I always feel disappointed when I don’t get a good result but I don’t feel bad about what I’ve done and what I’ve achieved in coming back into the sport."
It was all pretty heavy. Hackett said he was disappointed but, y'know, the show must go on.
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