Countdown To The 2024 Paralympic Games With Three-Time Medalist Chuck Aoki | New York Live TV

>>> TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR TO THE 2020 OLYMPICS IN PARIS. WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR THE ATHLETES COMPETING? LUCKY FOR US, CO-CAPTAIN CHUCK AOKI IS HERE. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> YOU REPRESENTED 2012, 2016, 2020. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE TEAM GOING INTO 2024? >> I'VE BEEN FEELING A LOT OLDER. I'M SUPER EXCITED. WE HAVE A YOUNG TEAM, A LOT OF ENERGY, PASSIONATE. >> THOUGH IT'S STILL A YEAR AGO, THERE'S STILL A LOT HAPPENING LEADING UP INTO NEXT YEAR. YOU HAVE SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE RUGBY CUP THIS OCTOBER IN PARIS. WHAT ELSE LEADS UP? >> WE HAVE THE WORLD CUP IN PARIS, CHECK OUT THE CITY, A V VIBE. GET A LITMUS TEST. AND THEN CHILE IN NOVEMBER AS WELL TO OFFICIALLY QUALIFY FOR PARIS. THAT'S OUR NEXT BIG STOP. >> AND ALL THEY LEAD-UPS ARE, ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO WE NEED TO WORK ON. YOU WERE A FLAG BEARER IN TOKYO. WHAT DOES THAT HONOR MEAN TO GET THAT, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT? >> WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW TO GO FLAG BEARER, THAT'S VOTED ON. MY COMPATRIOTS PICKED ME TO LEAD US OUT. THAISS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE HONOR. >> YOUR WHEELCHAIR WAS DISPLAYED. WHAT WAS IT LIKE WHEN YOU FOUND OUT THAT? THAT HAS TO BE SUCH AN HONOR. >> IT'S ANIME HE. IT ALSO MAKES ME FEEL OLD THAT I'M IN A MUSEUM, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK THE MUSEUM OUT IF YOU'RE EVER IN COLORADO SPRINGS. IT EDUCATES THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE AND FANS. >> I LOVE HOW YOU EDUCATE PEOPLE. YOU MIX HUMOR IN THERE, TOO. IT'S LIKE DISARMING WHEN YOU DO THAT. YOU KNOW, FOR ANYONE LOOKING TO GET INTO ADAPTIVE SPORTS, WHAT'S A GREAT WAY FOR THEM TO START? >> I THINK THE BEST WAY TO IS START WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THERE'S SPORTS CLUBS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE IS ALSO A MOVE UNITED. CHECK IT OUT. SO THE BIGGEST THING I TELL TO PEOPLE IS, JUST GO FOR IT. GET OUT THERE, GIVE IT A TRY. >> YOU PLAYED BASKETBALL BEFORE RUGBY. >> THAT WASN'T QUITE AS PHYSICAL AS RUGBY. I GUESS I LIKE SMASHING PEOPLE AROUND. >> WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR DOG, YOUR ADOPTED DOG, WINNIE. THIS MONTH IS CLEAR THE SHELTERS MONTH. WE HAVE AN INITIATIVE TO CLEAR AS MANY SHELTERS AS POSSIBLE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOUR FAMILY. >> I THINK THE WIFE LIKES OUR DOG BETTER THAN ME, WHICH IS GREAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ADOPT, CLEAR THE SHELTERS, GIVE THEM FOREVER HOMES. THEY'RE ALL SO SWEET. >> AND IT MUST BE NICE TO TALK ABOUT THE OLYMPICS, BECAUSE YOU GET TO WEAR THE MEDALS. >> THE WOE IS ME PLACE IS THEY GET HEAVY OVER TIME. I LOVE WEARING THEM AND GET TO TO TALK ABOUT THE PARALYMPICS. >> LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN, AND BE