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"I didn't have a clue he was there. I actually got a shock when I turned around and saw, ... I didn't even realize he was so far ahead."

Grant Hackett

"It was feeling a bit tough out there tonight. A tough swim. It has been a big programme, and I'm happy with the results I got."

Grant Hackett

"Yeah certainly getting swimmer of the meet and all that sort of stuff, and you still have the (Michael) Phelps's, the (Michael) Crockers and (Aaron) Peirsols, and all those great competitors and it is just honour to have something like that,"

Grant Hackett

"If he swims around the times he's been doing for the last couple of seasons, I think he will be pretty well unbeatable,"

Grant Hackett

"It was a shame that Ian and Michael weren't there in the final but I really wasn't thinking about that too much,"

Grant Hackett

"I would have been disqualified several times before if it had been enforced like this, definitely."

Grant Hackett

"If I let it drag on it could get worse and worse and it could eventually become a major problem."

Grant Hackett

"He seems to be focusing on the sprint area and I will have to be right on my game in the 200m. Certainly my 400 has big chunks of improvement to go and I want to see that as early as next year."

Grant Hackett

"We understand the stage we're in and some people just don't understand we're a small country. We don't have the college system that the US has got. They have so many swimmers but I don't think the low will stay for too long."

Grant Hackett Topics: Country

"I am sure he is at home feeling motivated by watching this and wanting to step up again, ... I am looking forward to the challenge of swimming against him."

Grant Hackett Topics: Home

"I work very hard and pick the tough events or rather they pick me more so, and it is nice to come away and be appreciated."

Grant Hackett Topics: Events

"I am sure he is at home feeling motivated by watching this, and wanting to step up again,"

Grant Hackett Topics: Home

"I am looking forward to the challenge of swimming against him."

Grant Hackett

"It just didn't feel good or quite right, it did not feel like I got on my stroke,"

Grant Hackett

"My body felt extremely tired, ... I've got five or six gears in me, but I was crunching to get into second without a clutch. It was a tough day."

Grant Hackett Topics: Body

"When I was asked who I'd like to nominate, he was the first person who came to mind,"

Grant Hackett Topics: Mind

"Coaches like Denis are certainly the unsung heroes in modern sport and that's what carrying the baton is about -- recognising people who play such a valuable role."

Grant Hackett Topics: Hero

"I've been with him since I was six. For him to have trained me as a junior and taken me through my career and to gold medals has been amazing,"

Grant Hackett

"Coaches like Denis are certainly the unsung heroes in modern sport and that's what carrying the baton is all about, recognising people who play such a valuable role."

Grant Hackett Topics: Hero

"I did put a little bit of pressure on myself because I wanted to get the team off to a good start so given all the circumstances I was pretty happy with myself and the job I did."

Grant Hackett

"I have had a shoulder problem since my post-Olympic break in 2004 and I honestly thought it would settle down after my break following the world championships this year,"

Grant Hackett

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