{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f79be3a6f8c8f44629faf34/61460c62048521001223f396?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Table Tennis To Tokyo","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f79be3a6f8c8f44629faf34/1631980626427-75244dec9dc07c159da6991150a14d38.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>THIS WEEK ON THE BIG NOSE PODCAST I WAS DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED BY AN OLD CLASS MATE OF MINE – GAVIN MAGUIRE.</p><p><br></p><p>GAVIN IS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM TOKYO JAPAN WHERE HE WAS A KEY MEMBER OF TEAM IRELANDS PARALYMPIC COACHING SET UP.</p><p><br></p><p>AS LONG AS I'VE KOWN GAVIN HE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH TABLE TENNIS, GETTING A SCHOOL YARD NICKNAME TO MATCH.</p><p><br></p><p>GAVIN TAKES ME BACK TO WHERE THIS JOURNEY ALL BEGAN AND THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY.</p><p><br></p><p>GAVIN IS VERY HONEST AND FRANK THROUGHOUT OUR CHAT, REFLECTING HOW THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED ISNT ALWAYS THE MOST SUPPORTED.</p><p><br></p><p>DETERMINATION PAID OFF AND GAVIN EXPLANS WHY HE SET UP HIS OWN COMPANY AROUND HIS SPORT.</p><p><br></p><p>THE MOVE FROM PLAYER TO COACH HAS SEEN GAVIN TAKE ON THE ROLE OF COACH WITH PARA ATHLETE COLIN JUDGE – GAVIN SPOKE TO ME ABOUT COLIN AND THEIR JOURNEY TOGETHER SO FAR.</p><p><br></p><p>GAVIN WAS IN A UNIQUE POSITION, WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE GAMES ALONGSIDE HIS GIRLFRIEND, ELLEN KEANE – BOTH EVER THE PROFESSIONALS – HE SHARE WITH ME THE LENTS THE COUPLE WENT TO IN THEIR PREPARATION.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>I SPOKE TO GAVIN ABOUT THE JOYS OF TOKYO 2020 ON PERSONAL LEVEL. HE SHARE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO WITNESS IN PERSON ELLEN WINNING GOLD IN THE POOL.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pearse Cromwell"}