Eddie - Strongman Page #2

I think he was about 19, wasn't he,

when he went to his first...

-Strongman competition. Was it earlier?

-Nineteen or 20, yeah.

I was teasing him. Today I remember

when he used to go compete with his mummy.

I used to take him to the comps.

[laughs] Yeah.

He used to get all upset and...

When he couldn't get a lift to work,

he used to get really, really upset.

He didn't have it easy, because...

He was unknown for quite a long time.

[commentator] Fifth place on 75...

Eddie Hall.

-[applause and cheers]

-[woman] Go, Eddie!

[intense music]

[Eddie] At this present moment in time...

I'm here on this planet for three reasons.

One, I'd like to hold

the world record in deadlift.

I know I've got it in me.

I'm training my arse off for it.

So, that's just something

I wanna sort of nail off.

Two would be to meet

Arnold Schwarzenegger.

You know, one of my lifetime heroes.

Everyone can look to Arnold

and think inspiration

and they can use Arnold to inspire.

I think it's import

to have stuff like this...

stuck up around the house

or in your bedroom, as a child especially.

Stuff like this is priceless.

It puts those inspirations in your head.

And number three is to win

World's Strongest Man.

And I've dedicated my whole life

to doing just that.

And we're in the year Newcastle,

aren't we?

[woman laughs]

I want my daughter and son

to sort of grow up...

and be like:
"My dad

was the World's Strongest Man."

You know and they've got a nice house

and a nice car and they can say:

"This is because of my dad." And that

genuinely fills my heart with love.

[reflective music]

Strongman is a mix of...

Strength, athleticism,

endurance, techniques.

Completely different to any other sport.

It's not like running or cycling.

You know, Strongman is a good

all-round test of the human body.

[Colin] There's something very basic

about lifting more weight...

-than the next man.

-[Eddie] You're lifting weights...

off the floor that no other man

in history has lifted before.

It's a hell of a buzz.

It really is the best feeling

in the world.

It's basically lots of pain,

lots of hard work

for little moments of greatness.

[Terry] If you wanna even

be good to a regional level,

you have to literally

put your whole life into it.

[Laurence] Train hard and eat right

and not go out down the pub

with your mates.

You've damaged your back,

you've had rows with the missus,

you've eaten two, 300 quids worth of food

for weeks and weeks and weeks.

[Terry] Three gym sessions a week,

conditioning work,

you stretch and you fine roll

in your sports massage,

looking after you diet,

you try and eat every two hours.

[Laurence] This is a 100% lifestyle.

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