Listening Hackett is like attending an MBA masterclass. Wow, he has stated so many messages that I still have to process some of them. This guy will succeed in whatever he does.
Grant is a legend, and this is a great interview with him. Really adds something special that you know him from way back, it brings out his humility and decency. Great stories about swimming against young Ian Thorpe. Thanks for the great interview, cheers
Wow. I don't think I've ever really appreciated how much mind set can affect performance until now. Also, great job tricking Grant into swimming the second fastest 1500m of all time! 😉
with just 1 olympic medal (gold) and 2 WC, sun yang isn't really in the conversation of 1500 greats anyway, and you don't even need to consider his drug history to come to that conclusion. grant hackett won 2 gold 1 silver at the olympics and 4 straight WC. vladimir salnikov won 2 olympic golds, 8 years apart, and didn't get a third one since the eastern bloc boycotted 1984, yet his 1500 time at the friendship games (which ran parallel to the 1984 olympics) was still faster than everyone in LA. Kieren Perkins won 2 gold, 1 silver at olympic level, along with 1 WC. Mike Burton won 2 olympic golds. sun yang simply didn't have the longevity these guys had. burton had the shortest career but still had 2 great olympics, while perkins, hackett and salnikov all had careers that lasted for a whole decade. sun yang's career for lasted over a decade but he had a progressive focus on the shorter events as he got older. since winning the 1500 bronze in 2009, he was the best in the world from 2010-2013, being especially good from 2010-2012. in 2014, paltrinieri was already 10 seconds faster. in 2015, sun yang no-shows the 1500 final and paltrinieri wins in a time sun yang hadn't done since 2012. sun yang does win the 800 though. in 2016, sun yang swims the heats of the 1500 and comes 16th, missing the final. he wins the 200. in 2017 he breaks the asian record in the 200 but doesn't swim past the 400. his last 1500 swum was 2018 asian games, a 14:58, whereas the european championship podium that year was 14:36, 14:36, 14:42
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
I admired Grant as a swimmer and always wanted him to win if Ian and Kieren weren't swimming, but never really liked him. I'm glad I watched this one Brett, such a great conversation, and thanks to Grant for being so candid. It has really made me think. I was a 400 IM swimmer and had a very similar training experience to Grant, though was in an age-type squad rather than an open one. I wish I'd been more competitive like him when I raced.
I remember when Hackett gutted through an Olympic 1500 recovering from pneumonia. He took it out and set a good pace and kept the field at bay.
My favorite Hackett 1500 was by Bobby Hackett, though, Racing Goodell in 1976. Great race.
Listening Hackett is like attending an MBA masterclass. Wow, he has stated so many messages that I still have to process some of them. This guy will succeed in whatever he does.
Grant is a legend, and this is a great interview with him. Really adds something special that you know him from way back, it brings out his humility and decency. Great stories about swimming against young Ian Thorpe. Thanks for the great interview, cheers
Wow. I don't think I've ever really appreciated how much mind set can affect performance until now. Also, great job tricking Grant into swimming the second fastest 1500m of all time! 😉
Great story of personal growth!
Another Master Class. Brilliant.
This interview is so legendary.
i will get the boys to cut this one up
The man is epic
Forget about Sun Yang, Hackett is the 1,500m GOAT
with just 1 olympic medal (gold) and 2 WC, sun yang isn't really in the conversation of 1500 greats anyway, and you don't even need to consider his drug history to come to that conclusion. grant hackett won 2 gold 1 silver at the olympics and 4 straight WC. vladimir salnikov won 2 olympic golds, 8 years apart, and didn't get a third one since the eastern bloc boycotted 1984, yet his 1500 time at the friendship games (which ran parallel to the 1984 olympics) was still faster than everyone in LA. Kieren Perkins won 2 gold, 1 silver at olympic level, along with 1 WC. Mike Burton won 2 olympic golds. sun yang simply didn't have the longevity these guys had. burton had the shortest career but still had 2 great olympics, while perkins, hackett and salnikov all had careers that lasted for a whole decade. sun yang's career for lasted over a decade but he had a progressive focus on the shorter events as he got older. since winning the 1500 bronze in 2009, he was the best in the world from 2010-2013, being especially good from 2010-2012. in 2014, paltrinieri was already 10 seconds faster. in 2015, sun yang no-shows the 1500 final and paltrinieri wins in a time sun yang hadn't done since 2012. sun yang does win the 800 though. in 2016, sun yang swims the heats of the 1500 and comes 16th, missing the final. he wins the 200. in 2017 he breaks the asian record in the 200 but doesn't swim past the 400. his last 1500 swum was 2018 asian games, a 14:58, whereas the european championship podium that year was 14:36, 14:36, 14:42
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
I admired Grant as a swimmer and always wanted him to win if Ian and Kieren weren't swimming, but never really liked him. I'm glad I watched this one Brett, such a great conversation, and thanks to Grant for being so candid. It has really made me think.
I was a 400 IM swimmer and had a very similar training experience to Grant, though was in an age-type squad rather than an open one. I wish I'd been more competitive like him when I raced.