James Spithill
James Spithill
James Spithillis an Australian yachtsman. He was born in Sydney...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 June 1979
CountryAustralia
accept ask drives love obsessed sports
I just love sport; I love competing. I'm obsessed by it, to be honest. I can accept losing, sure, no question, but it just drives me crazy. Just ask my wife.
grew life north school scotland
I grew up in Pittwater, north of Sydney; Elvina Bay, Scotland Island area. I had to go to school by boat. To get to the mainland, we had to go by boat, so it was just a way of life.
anticipate athlete cut decisions exhaustion good great guy incredible longer strongest
You can no longer just be a good sailor. You have to be an incredible athlete as well. Having said that, you can be a great athlete, the strongest guy in the world, but if you can't anticipate and make decisions under stress and exhaustion and think ahead, then you won't be able to cut it, either.
banned outside
I've kind of banned myself from motorcycles. I've had broken ribs, broken shoulder, wrists, leg, broken collarbone - and it was all from motocross or rugby. All of my injuries have come from outside of sailing.
anywhere cup fact incredible sailing sort
The fact is, an America's Cup team is more than a sailing team. It's anywhere from sort of 80 to upward of 100 people; of designers, engineers, boat builders, an incredible group of people, and there are a lot of nationalities in New Zealand's team.
There is no trophy for the team that sails the most.
teammate ultimate
Going to the gym on my own I struggle with, but when I'm in there with a teammate or a group of guys, it's the ultimate environment.
cold protein races recovery shake time typical
In typical sailing races a long time ago, you'd come in and go out, and the first thing you'd do is probably have a cold beer. The first thing we do now is have a protein shake and our recovery drink.
asked gets grant statement unlimited whenever
Grant Dalton, constantly, whenever he gets asked something in the media about Oracle, he makes the statement that we have got unlimited resources, and we can do anything we like. It is just complete crap.
field obviously sports
I'm not an aggressive person, but obviously on the sporting field I'll do whatever it takes.
america my-family
I love America, and I love to say that my family is American.
competition bed
I love getting out of bed for competition.
wish trust-me
Trust me: I dont wish I was a New Zealander.
motivational guy strategy
Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.