Ian Thorpe
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe, OAMis an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, he became the first person to win six gold medals in one World Championship. In total, Thorpe has won eleven World Championship golds,...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionSwimmer
Date of Birth13 October 1982
CitySydney, Australia
CountryAustralia
I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.
Im pleased to say that in telling them, and especially my parents, they told me that they love me and they support me. And for young people out there, know that thats usually what the answer is.
The only thing is I am a little bit ashamed of is I didn't come out earlier, that I didn't have the strength to do it, the courage to break that lie. But everyone goes on their own path to do this, and I don't want the struggle to be so hard for other people.
It was tough but I was able to produce a pretty good performance and I'm ecstatic about the result.
I wasn't happy with it at all. I thought I would go faster than what I did last night (in the semi-finals) so it's pretty disappointing. I didn't swim as fast as I did last night. It's as simple as that.
Having time away, it reignites that passion and that fire that you have. And I have that back and I'm looking forward to the next four years,
I don't know which events are really going to be right for me at the moment. I've got to work that out and I'm not going to rush it.
I wouldn't final (I wouldn't make it to the final) in any of my events. Semi-final, I doubt and so , you know, I don't know how I'd be after the races either. I could do more damage than good.
I wouldn't have swum this race if I wasn't satisfied about the decision Craig had made and how he made the decision,
She's just pulling her hair out. But really she's cool with it.
I have struggled for the last three weeks to overcome my illness. It's very disappointing that I can't be part of the team.
Training in that cold pool of a morning really tests you, whether you really want to do it or not,
It's not out of the question, but at the moment I intend to retire in Beijing.
You tell your coach that you're going skiing for the weekend and they freak out a little bit,