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Quote:
"I don't mind wearing the underdog tag, but afterall, I am australian too, we are all competing under the one flag" (regarding to competing with Kieren Perkins at the 2000 Olympic games)
Quote:
"You've really gotta want to get out there and do it, and put yourself through a lot of pain - if you want to get the results that you think you deserve"
Olympic Quote:
"It was a "down" week from the beginning, and then
all these variables kept comming up. The tables
finally turned against me for the 1500 when kieren
swam under 15min"
Interesting Fact:
Grant is currently dating fellow swimmer Tammy Seminov, from Sydney. They met at the Sydney Olympic trials and have been dating since. Tammy didn't qualify for Olympics but where regulary seen together there. (Alice Patterson)

Interesting Fact:
Grant is estimated to earn approximately 150,000 a year. (Grant's income has since gone up)
Interesting Fact:
When Grant was 10 he was going for his S badge, for surf lifesaving Nippers, with a group of other Nippers to prove they were strong enough to enter surf races. They was a big rip and none of the other kids made it except for Grant. The examiner didn't believe him so he did it again.

Interesting Fact:
When Grant was 14 he convinced his brother to lend him his car. Grant was out driving the car when his dad saw him. Grant came home but before his dad got home, left and disappeared for days.



Interesting Facts are provided by Alice Patterson, you can visit her Ian Thorpe & Grant Hackett website at http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/court/5449/index.htm
Some of the photos are also for sale, please visit Alice's site for more information.