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The realities of being Olympic champion...

November 18, 2025 / 00:56

This episode features discussions about Olympic medals, recognition, and personal experiences related to fame. The conversation includes anecdotes about a visit to Domino's and an airport security incident.

The guest shares a memorable moment when he met a friend, Jimmy, after the Olympics. They were recognized by a fan while waiting for their pizza, highlighting the impact of his Olympic status.

Another story involves the guest's Olympic medal being mishandled at airport security. He recounts how a fellow traveler grabbed the medal and carelessly placed it back, resulting in a dent.

TL;DR

The episode covers Olympic fame, a Domino's encounter, and a security mishap with a medal.

Video

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One of the first times I kind of
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realized that people do recognize me
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quite a lot more now is went and caught
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up Jimmy. It was like the first time we
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caught up since the games cuz I went
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traveling afterwards and he went home
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and we went and got Domino's. And so we
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went in and like ordered Dominoes and we
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were both sitting there like waiting for
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our pizzas and yeah, a guy came up and
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he's just like, "Mate, oh, you're like
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the high jumper in the coach." Like, oh,
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good on you. Oh, and good to see you
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eating some good food. I was like,
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[laughter] "Oh,
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where do you keep the medal?"
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>> The Olympic one is just at home tucked
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away somewhere. One time I was a little
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bit pissed off. I was going through
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security. I was I was coming up to
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Oakuckland to meet with some people and
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so I had in my bag and and it always
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gets pulled up in security cuz it's like
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a big punch medal and so the lady like
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brought it out and she was like looking
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at it and she oh this is cool and then
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the guy who was getting his bag checked
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next to me saw it and was like oh sick
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is that like an Olympic medal and so he
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grabbed it and then he like looks at it
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and then he just like dumped it down on
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the desk like on the desk again and like
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all the security people were like bro
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like what are you doing? So there's like
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a little bit of a dent because of that.

Episode Highlights

  • Recognition at Domino's
    A fan recognizes the high jumper while he waits for pizza.
    “Mate, oh, you’re like the high jumper in the coach.”
    @ 00m 14s
    November 18, 2025
  • The Olympic Medal Incident
    A funny moment at security when the Olympic medal gets mishandled.
    “There’s like a little bit of a dent because of that.”
    @ 00m 52s
    November 18, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Domino's Encounter00:07
  • Olympic Medal Story00:22

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