Gary Hunt: Ten-time world champion cliff diver

Gary Hunt is a professional cliff diver.  He is a 10 time Red Bull World Series Champion with 43 overall victories and counting.  He is widely considered the greatest cliff diver in the history of the sport.   Some interesting insights from this episode: ·       Juggling was a practice he used to increase his focus and concentration and take his mind off the stress and pressure of the competition.  ·       It took several years diving off increasing heights to build up the confidence and courage to jump off the 27 meter platform ·       He's afraid of heights when there's no water underneath  ·       To prepare for a cliff dive, you have to practice routines off the 10 meter platform and then assemble the pieces together when doing the actual 27 meter dive. ·       His curiosity to learn new dives and explore what's possible is what drove him to be the best in the world. ·       His greatest fear is losing his motivation to learn new things