Gaze elevated as Sport Australia legend

Andrew Gaze discusses being elevated to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame legend status. Video via AAP

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00:00When you look at the legends that are already in the Australia Sport Hall of Fame,

00:05it's something that I never, ever thought of.

00:07When you start out as a kid playing, these types of things are far removed.

00:13And to have this honour, to be recognised in this way was completely unexpected,

00:17but I'm just incredibly grateful.

00:19Right now, it doesn't seem real.

00:22You look at those legends, you think, hang on,

00:24I shouldn't be spoken about in the same conversation as these superstars.

00:29My boyhood dreams were all about playing for Australia,

00:32and to do that and have the rare opportunity to compete at five Olympics

00:36is something that is really special to me.

00:39In 2000, when I was given the honour of being the captain of the Australian Olympic team

00:45and the flag bearer at the 2000 Olympics, that moment was incredibly special.