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If at first you don\u2019t succeed, try again.\xa0

A common sentiment, but particularly relevant for athletes, and one Hamish Kerr is familiar with.\xa0

The Olympic high jump gold medallist told Mike Hosking that his first attempt at the Fosbury flop left him with a bloody nose, as he hit his nose against his knee on the way over.\xa0

Kerr\u2019s come a long way since that first jump, and now his goal is to leap 2.4 meters \u2013 four centimetres higher than his medal winning 2.36 meters. \xa0

\u201cFor me it\u2019s just about getting stronger and faster and that\u2019s something we really worked on this year,\u201d he told Hosking.\xa0

\u201cProbably the most we\u2019ve done of that in my whole career, and that\u2019s, that\u2019s why I\u2019ve done so well.\u201d\xa0

The world record is 2.45 meters, and if he continues the way he does, Kerr thinks the goal is within reach.\xa0

\u201cIf I have another four years of that, then there\u2019s no reason why I wouldn\u2019t be getting better.\u201d\xa0

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