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Today you will be treated to an \u2018extreme\u2019 episode as World Champion High Diver, Gary Hunt, joins Laura for an absolutely fascinating conversation. A legend in the high diving world, Gary is actually a 2-time World Champion and an 8-time winner of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Before he took on the daredevil world of high diving, Gary competed in 10-meter platform diving, and, in fact, took home a Bronze in the 10-meter Synchro at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. If you have ever wondered what it takes to have the courage and skill to dive off of cliffs and castles, and even out of helicopters, and still continue to set even loftier goals for yourself, you\u2019ve come to the right place.\n\xa0\nIn this conversation, Gary tells his story all the way from first getting into diving all the way to what he is doing now and what his lofty and inspiring new goal is. In the process, he shares his favorite places to dive, his craziest and most memorable dives, the dangers he and his colleagues face, and the mental preparation that allows him to do what he does so well so consistently. Finding coaching in a relatively new sport, maintaining focus, his exciting new goal, and the impact that COVID has had upon him, his sport and his training are all discussed as well. Gary\u2019s calm, thoughtful and humble nature shines through in this episode as he shares his vast amount of experience and insight into a sport which would seem unthinkably perilous to so many of us. Combine all of these qualities with his penchant for setting new goals and pursuing passion projects, and you will undoubtedly agree with Laura\u2019s assessment of Gary Hunt as truly \u2018an inspiration\u2019, certainly one well worth listening to here today.

Episode Highlights:\n\xa0\n\xb7 \xa0 How Gary found his way to diving\n\xb7 \xa0 Transitioning from platform to high diving\n\xb7 \xa0 His favorite places to dive\n\xb7 \xa0 Gary\u2019s craziest high diving story\n\xb7 \xa0 The potential dangers in high diving\n\xb7 \xa0 The process involved in introducing a new dive\n\xb7 \xa0 The worst lead up he has to do\n\xb7 \xa0 Gary\u2019s mental preparation\n\xb7 \xa0 The Red Bull World Series\n\xb7 \xa0 How he\u2019s navigated coaching\n\xb7 \xa0 His favorite moment in diving\n\xb7 \xa0 His perfect score dive\n\xb7 \xa0 Preparing for dives\n\xb7 \xa0 Using juggling to remain focused\n\xb7 \xa0 Gary\u2019s new goal\n\xb7 \xa0 How COVID has impacted him

Quotes:\n\xa0\n\u201cI started noticing the divers in the other side of the pool looking like they were having much more fun than I was.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIt was like a new door was being opened before me with so many possibilities.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cSometimes when it\u2019s really windy, you just want it to be over.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThe training is often much more scary than the actual competitions.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t remember anything about after the dive.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cYou have to expect that it\u2019s not always going to go your way.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThere are horror stories of people being swept away.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cWe feel like we\u2019re in safe hands.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cIn the times where it hasn\u2019t gone well, I think I\u2019ve learned from it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI was the first of a wave of new high divers that were really going to push the boat out.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI entered the sport at the right time.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI think diving from a helicopter is one of my highlights.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cUsually, I will do one of each dive before the competition when we get to a new location.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cThis dream of competing on 10-meter again just started to get more and more interesting.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cI prefer looking ahead and just focusing on my training.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cAs long as your head\u2019s into it and you\u2019re focused, you can do it.\u201d\n\xa0\n\u201cYou are an inspiration\u2026giving yourself new passion projects\u2026new goals.\u201d

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