Getting to know Erik Horrie

Published: Aug 19, 2014 Duration: 00:02:53 Category: Sports

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foreign New South Wales is arm shoulders man single skull City Bolognese Green mall don't have one triathlon triathlon I was approached by the APC at a wheelchair basketball tournament my position within the team had changed and the opportunity arose that for me to have a go it's um rowing and that was basically where I started and I've gone from there just the quietness on the water just the the fact of that everyone has the same environment we're all up against the same elements it's just that Freedom the the calmness and the I guess just the energy that you put through the boat that's a it's certainly an honor to be actually the current World Champ I'm looking at this Regatta is no different to any other Regatta I think that's the the best way for me to go in is I'm just focusing on what I've been doing at training and going in race by race that's the way I'm looking at this Regatta exactly the same as I did last year thank you just give it a go don't let anyone say that you can't do anything it's I mean I'm on my should be one of the smallest people in my field and certainly uh don't let that be a negative it's it's worked out to be a positive for me and I think the main thing is if there's so many different sports and row into sport that there's so many good elements to it and it's it's just enjoyable

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