Wheelchair rugby captain shares details competing in Paralympics | NewsNation Live

Intro ISLAND PERIL OLYMPICS BEGINNING ON AUGUST. 28TH. JOINING ME NOW IS US WHEELCHAIR. RUGBY CO CAPTAIN CHUCK AOKI. CHUCK HAS BEEN TO BOTH THE 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES IN RIO AND THE 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES IN TOKYO. HE'LL BE COMPETING IN THIS YEAR'S PARALYMPICS AT THE END OF AUGUST. HE IS A 3 TIME MEDALIST. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU ARE HERE, OK, TELL US ABOUT THE EMOTIONS THAT YOU FELT YESTERDAY WATCHING THESE OPENING CEREMONIES KNOWING THAT YOU'RE JUST ABOUT TO COMPETE AS WELL. >> YEAH, I THINK IT WAS. OPENING CEREMONY IS A SPECIAL MOMENT AND A MEMBER OF TEAM USA OR ANYONE THAT CAN REALLY HELP TEAM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT THIS MOMENT WE'RE ALL NATIONS COME TOGHER, YOU KNOW, AND IT JUST SO INCREDIBLE TO SEE THE LAUGHS TOKYO ARE REALLY CHALLENGING DURING THE PANDEMIC STILL. AND SO JUST FELT THAT ENERGY, THE SPIRIT OF THE GAMES, WHEN BRING THE WORLD TOGETHER. WE'RE WATCHING TEAMMATE, GOT FIRED UP AND EXCITED BE OUT IN JUST A MONTH. BUT WE'RE SUPER Emotions before the opening ceremony PUMPED TO WATCH. TSA COULD ON PATIENTS. NO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PHENOMENAL. THEY'VE ALREADY BEGUN >> NOWTELL ME ABOUT SOME OF THE EMOTIONS. YOU KNOW, I WAS TALKING THAT TO NEXT MONTH EARLIER AND THERE WAS SOME ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE ARSON ATTEMPTS PRIOR TO THE GAMES. YOU ARE REALLY IN THE ZONE, RIGHT? CAN YOU CAN YOU SORT WALK US THROUGH MAYBE WITH SOME OF THOSE ATHLETES EXPERIENCED YESTERDAY? >> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK FOLKS GOING SHOW KNOW ABOUT THE OPENING CERMONIES. YOU SEE THE BOAT AND THE PARADE AND ALL THAT WONDERFUL BUT BROUGHT IT ACTUALLY STARTS PROBABLY 6 OR 7 HOURS BEFORE YOUR FIRST GOT PUT ON VERY NIGHT OUT THAT WE HAVE PUT ON A MAT TAKE SOME TIME IN YEARS. A LOT OF TIME BEEN STAGING GETTING READY A LOT OF HURRY UP AND WAIT. AND SO I THINK FOR US, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU TRY AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, TRYING PRETEND NOT HAPPENING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU REALLY JUST FOCUS WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ALL DO AS PART OF OUR TRAINING ANYWAY. AND SO LIKE ALWAYS HONORED THE LATE NOTICE. WE'LL Difference between 2016 2020 JUST WANT TO HI AND HANG OUT. SO IT'S IT'S A LICENSE OR WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT SITE. >> WAS THERE A DIFFERENCE THAT YOU FELT IN 2016 PRIOR TO COMPETING AND THEN TWENTY-TWENTY, RIGHT? YOU HAD DONE IT BEFORE JUST THIS YEAR. NOW YOU NOW IT'S NOT YOUR FIRST RODEO. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE OR DO YOU STILL JUST GET SO MUCH ADRENALINE? >> I STILL GET SO MUCH ADRENALINE WAS TO WANT KIND CALM AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE WEARING VESTS, A PROJECT COUNTRY. 1000 ABOUT THE BEYOND ITS REALLY A SPECIAL I TELL PEOPLE VIRUS AAV IRA STOPPING THE BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH THE HEART. RATES ARE RACING OFF HIM BECAUSE OF THAT SPECIAL. BUT EVERY SINGLE Favourite competitions MATCH RIGHT PLACE SO THAT THOSE BUTTERFLIES GOING NEED TO DO SOMETHING REALLY EXCITING, REALLY WORK. >> OK, HAVE YOU WATCHED COMPETITION SO FAR THAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE? YOU KNOW, I'M I'M SORT OF CURIOUS SOMEWHAT YOUR TAKE ON FRIDAY. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'RE WATCHING IT TODAY. >> YEAH, WHAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MEASURE THEY START ACTUALLY BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY AS WELL AS IN MUCH TSA THAT REALLY LOOKING BORED WATCHING SWIMMING SUMMER IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CAMILA. KAYLA, THAT GREAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE. AND OF COURSE, THE WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM IS AS A BATTLE. Training camp CAN'T WAIT TO BOTH THE WOMEN'S AND THEN SEEING JUST GOT JUST GET OUT FRONT CERTAIN BRING HOME GOLD MEDALS. OKAY. BUT YOU YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO. TIME TO WATCH, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU'RE COMPETING SOON. SO. >> ARE YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAINING? WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW? WHAT ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? >> YEAH, ACTUALLY IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, RIGHT NOW ON OUR LAST TRAINING CAMP FOR NASA TEAM BEFORE IN OVER SLEEPING FOR DAYS, ME OR IN A KIND OF GETTING A LOT THINGS. DIDN'T PRESS GOT, YOU KNOW, IT. IT'S CLOSE. NOT NOW THAT IT'S NOT LIKE WE CAN REALLY DO ANYTHING WHOLESALE, BUT WE CAN REALLY FINE TUNE AND KEEP WORKING UP UNTIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO MAKE SURE IN OUR ABSOLUTE THAT AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GO OUR OUR Motivation to win gold FINAL STAGE OF PREPARATION OURSELVES. BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY FIND PLENTY OF TIME CHECK IN OUR OTHER AT THE TSA TO WATCH CERTAINLY. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU DO HAVE A NUMBER OF MEDALS, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE REALLY IT'S FOR THAT GOLD. SO WHAT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT FOR YOU THIS AR? HOW DO YOU >> > GET T THAT MENTALITY AND AND KEEP THE MOTIVATION TO GET THE GOLD. >> YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT IS CORE A LITTLE BIT AND DO IT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW REAL JOB. I LIKE TO COMPETING FOR TEAM USA IS THE GREATEST THRILLS OR AT MY LAI. KEEP DOING. AND I THINK FOR YEAR'S TEAM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A REALLY INCREDIBLE THAT HAVE GOT 6 PLAYERS HAVE MULTIPLE PARENT SSUPPORT YEAH, 6 0ST TIME. WE'VE GOT A GREAT MIXTURE. YOU'VE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT BE ON THE TEAM. SOMEONE OFF. NEW SLANG KEEPING US VERY THE LAUGHING OVERALL, I THINK WE'VE GOT GREAT LEADERSHIP. WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM. I THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT GREAT MIX OF ENERGY THAT ARE GOING GET OUT THE SPRINKLE OPERABLE, OK? SO ONCE YOU LEARN THAT THE GEN YOU KNOW, SLAYING, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND SEND IT MY WAY? BECAUSE I NEED ALL THE HELP THAT I CAN GET. I'VE GOT I THINK SO AT THAT. >> WELL, WE WISH YOU SO MUCH LUCK AT. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU JOIOSNTEEDD. UUSAS WAND K