Aidan Walsh
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I was like, geez, yeah, yeah.
I thought that was you.
I thought that was you.
He says, I've been watching you all week.
He says, I've followed you your whole career and I've never seen you once smile.
And he said, this week I've watched you all week and I've seen you smiling every single day.
And for me at that time, I was taken aback.
And I went back to my room and I was actually sat and thought about it.
And I said, do you know what?
I was away for so many years under so much pressure, giving up so much.
Like most elite athletes, so driven, so determined, so focused, so motivated.
And I never enjoyed a single moment of it.
Even the Olympic Games, like looking back at photos now and going...
You were at the Olympic Games, Aidan.
There was people walking past you who are celebrities, Olympic champions, world champions, European champions.