Who are your kayaking buddies?
I’ve made lots of friends over the years, both
locally and internationally, whom I love going
for a paddle and having a beer with. I am
however, still best friends with a few people I
started out with – Piers Bucknell, Sam
Conibear, Scott Simmonds and Doug Cooper.
If you had to choose one last thing
you wanted to achieve within
freestyle before giving it up what
would that be and why?
To win the Worlds, it’s been my goal since I
started international competition and I’ve not
made it yet. I want to prove to myself and
everyone else that I can do it and with a full
time job.Can you talk about your
training?
Greatest inspiration? Role
models/who/what kept you
motivated?
If you truly want to be the best in the world
you have to know deep down what your
motivation is.
It took me years to figure mine out, it is quite
personal and it’s what pushed me to achieve
the top five at the 2013 Worlds. The feeling of
not achieving what I know I should. Whenever
I need motivation, that’s the feeling I imagine
and it pushes me onwards.
My dad started me off in my kayaking career
all those years ago, and because of that he will
always remain to be a role model and
inspiration. Other role models and inspirations
are the people I want to beat, they push me
to try harder, adopt their styles and ultimately
beat them.
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