Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham dreamed of being the best in the world. But even when he won gold at the Beijing Olympics, he still wasn’t world number one. From there, he spiralled. The Aussie athlete joins Gary Jubelin to share the reality of the Games, why he lived off two minute noodles and how he broke free from the dangerous cycle of drugs.

 

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