Three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning has said he was 'pretty flabbergasted' after being named as one of the eight new inductees to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Three-time world champion surfer Mick Fanning has said he was "pretty flabbergasted" after being named as one of the eight new inductees to the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Fanning, who was world champion in 2007, 2009 and 2013, is joined by former Kookaburras' captain Mark Knowles, lawn bowls star Karen Murphy, Olympic gold medallist Sally Pearson, Supercars and Bathurst 1000 champion Mark Skaife and dual-sport Paralympics champion Liesl Tesch. "Australia produces so many incredible sporting stars and to be honoured as one of those, amongst the greats, I'm pretty flabbergasted, to be honest," Fanning said.
Pearson, who is one of just nine Australian women to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field, described the honour as surreal."I still feel like that little kid watching these amazing athletes on TV. I still feel like I'm watching the Sydney Olympics and watching Cathy Freeman run."
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