Brad Hore is everyones mate,a down to earth funny man who should have been riding winners at Flemmington rather than getting punched in the face by world class boxers for fun.
There is a serious side to Brad and it took him years to work out. Brad is a loving family man and a man who can give back to his community through his own experiences as an athlete and choosing to turn his life from an athlete to a well respected member of society who works with young people to improve their lives.
As an athlete everyone sees Brad as an International class boxer who represented Australia and Oceania at two Olympic games,two world championships and two Commonwealth games. Ive heard people in awe of Brad say “wow your so lucky”.This sentence is the worst thing anyone can say to a successful athlete as luck may have less than 1% to do with the equation,the 99% comes from sheer hard work and a vision that you will achieve your goals.
Brad Lost his first nine fights as a young boxer,where many people would have quit due to school mates saying he was rubbish etc,Brad kept going because he always had a dream of representing his country at the highest level and he always believed this would happen.
If you listen to the podcast,You will hear Brad talk about reaching your goals and that it doesn’t matter who is the the under 16 champion of the world because only senior boxing really matters.
“Too many parents and coaches get caught up in the world of ,My kid is the golden gloves champion or my kid has won 15 fights and only lost three where he or she was ripped off anyway….none of it really matters,give the kids a break and let them enjoy the sport ,they will work out what you have to do if you want to be a winner,that’s the lesson boxing gives us,making decisions whether it be a good decision or a bad one” said Brad.
Brad never earned a cent through his 214 Amateur fights and lived on the bread line for many years as he traveled around the world searching for his own measure of success.
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney,Brad failed to make the 48kg weight division at only 17 years old and believes this is where his mental health issues started “yeah I think this is where it all started because when I left the Olympics,I was the kid that didnt make weight and thats how everyone knew me,I didnt know how to deal with it so I suppose I ran away from sydney and moved to the Sunny coast just to escape “.
Brad is now Happy in his own skin,he is in a happy relationship with a 1 year old son and a job where he can speak his message to young people to hopefully inspire the youth into believing in themselves.
Brad Hore – a leader,a worker,a goal driven man,an inspiration but more importantly a very good Human.
Podcast with Brad Hore and The Gand JB Show
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-13-with-brad-hore-thegandjbshow/id1443803831?i=1000446941106