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Wendy Beattie on the highs and lows of an international career
Why are you retiring?
I am extremely content
with all I have achieved
in my hockey career and
I have achieved well and
beyond what most players
would ever dream of. I be-
lieve it is the right time for
me to move on to the next
chapter of my life.
What have been your high-
lights?
- Debuting for the Austral-
ian Hockeyroos in 2001.
- Winning the Gold Medal at
the 2006 Commonwealth
Games in front of my family
and friends.
- Winning the Silver Medal
TearS beFore bedTiMe
at the 2006 World Cup in
Beattie (right) and Nikki Hudson cry after the final
Spain.
of the Women’s World Cup match. They lost 3-1
against the Netherlands in October 2006
What next?
I am a qualified Nutrition-
Olympic Team for the 2008 Beijing Olympic
ist and Personal Trainer and run my own
Games through chronic injuries was tough.
business. I love my work and love the free-
dom I have of working for myself. Every day
What stick do you play with?
is different and challenging as all my clients
The Gryphon Taboo Dekoda. They were cus-
vary in their levels of health and fitness and I
tom made by Gryphon for me and I absolutely
have to tailor each nutrition/personal training
loved them. They were quite heavy compared
program for each individual.
to what most of the girls used, but that was
INTER
how I liked them. I have always used Gryphon
Tell us how to improve our hockey
sticks and I was extremely fortunate that
- Be prepared. The only thing you can count on
Gryphon supplied me with custom made
is what you bring with you.
sticks and gear during my years playing.
- Never give up. Brick walls are there to show
how badly we want something.
How have you seen the game change?
- Never fear failure. Believe in yourself and be
I believe the game has become a lot faster,
confident in what you want to achieve.
which is great for spectators! But this then
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requires a higher level of fitness needed by
What have been the worst times?
players in order for them to keep up with the
IEW
It has to be the injuries which affected my
game. There is also now more emphasis on
Olympic career. Missing out on making the
strength and conditioning specifics as well as
Olympic Team for the 2004 Athens Olympic
skill technique specifics eg. (individual skills,
Games and then missing out on making the
attacking and defensive penalty corner skills).
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