imagine you’re accelerating from zero to 85 kilometres an hour
85 kilometres an hour
85 kilometres an hour in just three seconds in that time
in just three seconds in that time
in just three seconds in that time you’ll travel the full length of a
you’ll travel the full length of a
you’ll travel the full length of a basketball court about 30 meters now
basketball court about 30 meters now
basketball court about 30 meters now we’re going to decelerate we’re gonna go
we’re going to decelerate we’re gonna go
we’re going to decelerate we’re gonna go from 85 to zero but this time we only
from 85 to zero but this time we only
from 85 to zero but this time we only have four meters to stop it sounds like
have four meters to stop it sounds like
have four meters to stop it sounds like a pretty fast car and one with actually
a pretty fast car and one with actually
a pretty fast car and one with actually very good braking system now to make
very good braking system now to make
very good braking system now to make things more complicated let’s imagine
things more complicated let’s imagine
things more complicated let’s imagine there is nothing to protect us no
there is nothing to protect us no
there is nothing to protect us no seatbelt no airbag no steering wheel
seatbelt no airbag no steering wheel
seatbelt no airbag no steering wheel nothing just your body and mind it has
nothing just your body and mind it has
nothing just your body and mind it has to make all of that happen and what’s
to make all of that happen and what’s
to make all of that happen and what’s gonna stop you is the water that’s the
gonna stop you is the water that’s the
gonna stop you is the water that’s the sound of human body makes when he hits
sound of human body makes when he hits
sound of human body makes when he hits the water at 85 kilometres an hour you
the water at 85 kilometres an hour you
the water at 85 kilometres an hour you see what I do I’m a professional cliff
see what I do I’m a professional cliff
see what I do I’m a professional cliff diver I jump from very high places into
diver I jump from very high places into
diver I jump from very high places into water if you’ve seen the highest
water if you’ve seen the highest
water if you’ve seen the highest platform in a diving pool that’s ten
platform in a diving pool that’s ten
platform in a diving pool that’s ten meters high I jump about three times
meters high I jump about three times
meters high I jump about three times that high and sometimes higher
that high and sometimes higher
that high and sometimes higher [Laughter]
[Music]
[Music] thank you very much of course this is
thank you very much of course this is
thank you very much of course this is not where it all started when I was a
not where it all started when I was a
not where it all started when I was a little kid I remember my mom taking me
little kid I remember my mom taking me
little kid I remember my mom taking me to the pool the first thing I wanted to
to the pool the first thing I wanted to
to the pool the first thing I wanted to do put my bathing suit on run in the
do put my bathing suit on run in the
do put my bathing suit on run in the water I just wanted to run and jump in I
water I just wanted to run and jump in I
water I just wanted to run and jump in I had no idea what I was doing but that
had no idea what I was doing but that
had no idea what I was doing but that feeling I love dad
feeling I love dad
feeling I love dad I just loved feeling that I was flying
I just loved feeling that I was flying
I just loved feeling that I was flying most times I probably landed flat on my
most times I probably landed flat on my
most times I probably landed flat on my back or in my stomach but I loved it you
back or in my stomach but I loved it you
back or in my stomach but I loved it you know I love that ah I mean I’m sure a
know I love that ah I mean I’m sure a
know I love that ah I mean I’m sure a few of you have jumped in the water
few of you have jumped in the water
few of you have jumped in the water enjoyed that feeling too and also felt
enjoyed that feeling too and also felt
enjoyed that feeling too and also felt the pain of of Matt landing right but a
the pain of of Matt landing right but a
the pain of of Matt landing right but a few years later while I was in high
few years later while I was in high
few years later while I was in high school I joined a diving Club now I’m
school I joined a diving Club now I’m
school I joined a diving Club now I’m starting to learn the right technique
starting to learn the right technique
starting to learn the right technique what is it that you need to do to do a
what is it that you need to do to do a
what is it that you need to do to do a proper dive I fell in love with the
proper dive I fell in love with the
proper dive I fell in love with the sport I wanted to be able to pool every
sport I wanted to be able to pool every
sport I wanted to be able to pool every afternoon and every free time that I had
afternoon and every free time that I had
afternoon and every free time that I had I represented my country my city the
I represented my country my city the
I represented my country my city the state
state
state I want national and international
I want national and international
I want national and international competitions but after a while diving in
competitions but after a while diving in
competitions but after a while diving in a pool becomes repetitive you see
a pool becomes repetitive you see
a pool becomes repetitive you see everything in the pool is the same every
everything in the pool is the same every
everything in the pool is the same every pool around the world it looks exactly
pool around the world it looks exactly
pool around the world it looks exactly the same same height same depth
the same same height same depth
the same same height same depth everything is controlled I loved the
everything is controlled I loved the
everything is controlled I loved the sport but everything become the same I
sport but everything become the same I
sport but everything become the same I wanted to try something different and
wanted to try something different and
wanted to try something different and that’s what I wanted to try cliff diving
that’s what I wanted to try cliff diving
that’s what I wanted to try cliff diving you see with cliff diving to me some
you see with cliff diving to me some
you see with cliff diving to me some more natural way of diving what I need
more natural way of diving what I need
more natural way of diving what I need to do is find a high place as long as
to do is find a high place as long as
to do is find a high place as long as there is deep water I’m ready to dive
there is deep water I’m ready to dive
there is deep water I’m ready to dive for example when I walk around the
for example when I walk around the
for example when I walk around the street and I see a bridge I don’t see a
street and I see a bridge I don’t see a
street and I see a bridge I don’t see a way to cross the river I don’t see a way
way to cross the river I don’t see a way
way to cross the river I don’t see a way to go from one side to the other I go to
to go from one side to the other I go to
to go from one side to the other I go to the middle of the bridge look down and
the middle of the bridge look down and
the middle of the bridge look down and start seeing if steep water maybe high
start seeing if steep water maybe high
start seeing if steep water maybe high enough maybe I can jump when I’m with my
enough maybe I can jump when I’m with my
enough maybe I can jump when I’m with my wife on vacation and we’re at a nice
wife on vacation and we’re at a nice
wife on vacation and we’re at a nice beach and there is some nice cliffs
beach and there is some nice cliffs
beach and there is some nice cliffs around I start looking around
around I start looking around
around I start looking around swim away climb up and then all of a
swim away climb up and then all of a
swim away climb up and then all of a sudden on diving you see it’s it’s an
sudden on diving you see it’s it’s an
sudden on diving you see it’s it’s an Challenge every time I find a different
Challenge every time I find a different
Challenge every time I find a different place and that makes it that much more
place and that makes it that much more
place and that makes it that much more exciting now in a dive there is three
exciting now in a dive there is three
exciting now in a dive there is three main parts before the dive that’s when
main parts before the dive that’s when
main parts before the dive that’s when I’m standing preparing the moment of
I’m standing preparing the moment of
I’m standing preparing the moment of flying when I’m falling and going
flying when I’m falling and going
flying when I’m falling and going through all the motions and the final
through all the motions and the final
through all the motions and the final moment which is the water entry the main
moment which is the water entry the main
moment which is the water entry the main element of the dive it comes in the
element of the dive it comes in the
element of the dive it comes in the first part when I’m getting ready to
first part when I’m getting ready to
first part when I’m getting ready to jump and that is fear you see I’m sure
jump and that is fear you see I’m sure
jump and that is fear you see I’m sure it happened to all of us that when you
it happened to all of us that when you
it happened to all of us that when you step to a high place and you look down
step to a high place and you look down
step to a high place and you look down there is a voice inside your head
there is a voice inside your head
there is a voice inside your head telling you step back get away from
telling you step back get away from
telling you step back get away from there yeah call it whatever it is
there yeah call it whatever it is
there yeah call it whatever it is survival instinct is the defense
survival instinct is the defense
survival instinct is the defense mechanism anything you want to call it
mechanism anything you want to call it
mechanism anything you want to call it it’s just protecting you it’s just
it’s just protecting you it’s just
it’s just protecting you it’s just making sure you’re not gonna do anything
making sure you’re not gonna do anything
making sure you’re not gonna do anything crazy and you’re gonna hurt yourself
crazy and you’re gonna hurt yourself
crazy and you’re gonna hurt yourself you see I step to the edge many times I
you see I step to the edge many times I
you see I step to the edge many times I get that voice in my head and I have to
get that voice in my head and I have to
get that voice in my head and I have to work through that that natural fear I
work through that that natural fear I
work through that that natural fear I have to walk and pass that to be able to
have to walk and pass that to be able to
have to walk and pass that to be able to jump also there is a second type of fear
jump also there is a second type of fear
jump also there is a second type of fear that comes to me and that’s a little bit
that comes to me and that’s a little bit
that comes to me and that’s a little bit more rational because it comes from the
more rational because it comes from the
more rational because it comes from the knowledge I have the dive I know what
knowledge I have the dive I know what
knowledge I have the dive I know what I’m about to do you see I’m not just
I’m about to do you see I’m not just
I’m about to do you see I’m not just jumping straight down you know arms on
jumping straight down you know arms on
jumping straight down you know arms on the side and hoping for the best I’m
the side and hoping for the best I’m
the side and hoping for the best I’m doing flips and twists and I’m flipping
doing flips and twists and I’m flipping
doing flips and twists and I’m flipping all the way to the water so I know that
all the way to the water so I know that
all the way to the water so I know that if something goes wrong I need to make
if something goes wrong I need to make
if something goes wrong I need to make sure that I can solve it so there comes
sure that I can solve it so there comes
sure that I can solve it so there comes a second type of fear with my training
a second type of fear with my training
a second type of fear with my training all the physical training I’ve done all
all the physical training I’ve done all
all the physical training I’ve done all my career and all the mental training I
my career and all the mental training I
my career and all the mental training I managed to overcome that fear you see
managed to overcome that fear you see
managed to overcome that fear you see most people what they will do is take
most people what they will do is take
most people what they will do is take two steps back climb down go home and do
two steps back climb down go home and do
two steps back climb down go home and do an afternoon with the family you know me
an afternoon with the family you know me
an afternoon with the family you know me I do the opposite I actually jump in the
I do the opposite I actually jump in the
I do the opposite I actually jump in the water that’s the best part of the dive
water that’s the best part of the dive
water that’s the best part of the dive because at that moment I’m not worried
because at that moment I’m not worried
because at that moment I’m not worried about anything anymore I don’t even
about anything anymore I don’t even
about anything anymore I don’t even realize what’s around me I don’t see
realize what’s around me I don’t see
realize what’s around me I don’t see anybody I don’t hear anything
anybody I don’t hear anything
anybody I don’t hear anything I’m just fully focused on what I’m about
I’m just fully focused on what I’m about
I’m just fully focused on what I’m about to do during the dive the second part is
to do during the dive the second part is
to do during the dive the second part is when I’m falling I’m flying through the
when I’m falling I’m flying through the
when I’m falling I’m flying through the air it’s the it’s the nicest part of the
air it’s the it’s the nicest part of the
air it’s the it’s the nicest part of the dive why I don’t know if you ever been
dive why I don’t know if you ever been
dive why I don’t know if you ever been in the car and you roll down the window
in the car and you roll down the window
in the car and you roll down the window and your dog sticks the head out and
and your dog sticks the head out and
and your dog sticks the head out and he’s just smiling you know that’s how I
he’s just smiling you know that’s how I
he’s just smiling you know that’s how I feel it’s it feels so good to feel the
feel it’s it feels so good to feel the
feel it’s it feels so good to feel the wind in your face you know you’re
wind in your face you know you’re
wind in your face you know you’re falling really fast but those three
falling really fast but those three
falling really fast but those three seconds that I spent in the air in your
seconds that I spent in the air in your
seconds that I spent in the air in your head they take so much longer the brain
head they take so much longer the brain
head they take so much longer the brain works so fast that I feel like I’m
works so fast that I feel like I’m
works so fast that I feel like I’m falling for 20 seconds 30 seconds if I
falling for 20 seconds 30 seconds if I
falling for 20 seconds 30 seconds if I made a small mistake I have time to
made a small mistake I have time to
made a small mistake I have time to think about it and try to fix it and if
think about it and try to fix it and if
think about it and try to fix it and if everything is going right I’m just
everything is going right I’m just
everything is going right I’m just enjoying the ride the final part is when
enjoying the ride the final part is when
enjoying the ride the final part is when it comes the water entry you see when
it comes the water entry you see when
it comes the water entry you see when you enter in the water this is the
you enter in the water this is the
you enter in the water this is the moment when the dive can really go wrong
moment when the dive can really go wrong
moment when the dive can really go wrong this is the only moment when things can
this is the only moment when things can
this is the only moment when things can go bad deceleration is so hard that I’m
go bad deceleration is so hard that I’m
go bad deceleration is so hard that I’m sustaining about 5 G’s for an instant I
sustaining about 5 G’s for an instant I
sustaining about 5 G’s for an instant I weigh about 72 kilo that’s about 360
weigh about 72 kilo that’s about 360
weigh about 72 kilo that’s about 360 kilos that I have to support for an
kilos that I have to support for an
kilos that I have to support for an instant on impact so I have to make sure
instant on impact so I have to make sure
instant on impact so I have to make sure that the body is in completely vertical
that the body is in completely vertical
that the body is in completely vertical position any part of the body that
position any part of the body that
position any part of the body that sticks out of that vertical it can be
sticks out of that vertical it can be
sticks out of that vertical it can be very dangerous now why am I telling you
very dangerous now why am I telling you
very dangerous now why am I telling you all of this you see fear sometimes stops
all of this you see fear sometimes stops
all of this you see fear sometimes stops us from doing what we want to do you see
us from doing what we want to do you see
us from doing what we want to do you see if I let that fear stop me from jumping
if I let that fear stop me from jumping
if I let that fear stop me from jumping and not trusting what I learn what I
and not trusting what I learn what I
and not trusting what I learn what I know I can do I wouldn’t be able to
know I can do I wouldn’t be able to
know I can do I wouldn’t be able to enjoy this people think because I jump
enjoy this people think because I jump
enjoy this people think because I jump from very high places that I’m not
from very high places that I’m not
from very high places that I’m not afraid of anything
afraid of anything
afraid of anything of course the obvious questions it’s
of course the obvious questions it’s
of course the obvious questions it’s like you may not be afraid of heights
like you may not be afraid of heights
like you may not be afraid of heights I’m like well I’m technically I’m not
I’m like well I’m technically I’m not
I’m like well I’m technically I’m not afraid of heights I’m afraid of the
afraid of heights I’m afraid of the
afraid of heights I’m afraid of the water I’m afraid of what’s gonna happen
water I’m afraid of what’s gonna happen
water I’m afraid of what’s gonna happen if I make a mistake and hit the water
if I make a mistake and hit the water
if I make a mistake and hit the water really hard but I’m not afraid of
really hard but I’m not afraid of
really hard but I’m not afraid of heights then I kept thinking because I
heights then I kept thinking because I
heights then I kept thinking because I wanted to try to make sense of this
wanted to try to make sense of this
wanted to try to make sense of this fears and what is it that I might be
fears and what is it that I might be
fears and what is it that I might be afraid of maybe some small insects you
afraid of maybe some small insects you
afraid of maybe some small insects you know some little spiders or something
know some little spiders or something
know some little spiders or something but it’s not that I’m afraid of them I
but it’s not that I’m afraid of them I
but it’s not that I’m afraid of them I don’t like him I
don’t like him I
don’t like him I want to be around him but I don’t mind
want to be around him but I don’t mind
want to be around him but I don’t mind him if if they’re far enough I don’t
him if if they’re far enough I don’t
him if if they’re far enough I don’t mind if they’re around so I kept
mind if they’re around so I kept
mind if they’re around so I kept thinking in us I was a little kid I was
thinking in us I was a little kid I was
thinking in us I was a little kid I was afraid of the dark
afraid of the dark
afraid of the dark you know my brother used to tell me
you know my brother used to tell me
you know my brother used to tell me there’s a monster under the bed you know
there’s a monster under the bed you know
there’s a monster under the bed you know there is a monster in the closet so you
there is a monster in the closet so you
there is a monster in the closet so you don’t want to turn the light off you
don’t want to turn the light off you
don’t want to turn the light off you don’t want mom to leave the room you
don’t want mom to leave the room you
don’t want mom to leave the room you want them to be with you also I grew up
want them to be with you also I grew up
want them to be with you also I grew up in a in a very bad neighborhood in my
in a in a very bad neighborhood in my
in a in a very bad neighborhood in my city in Colleen Columbia and there were
city in Colleen Columbia and there were
city in Colleen Columbia and there were some dark streets where you would have
some dark streets where you would have
some dark streets where you would have walked through you know and then I
walked through you know and then I
walked through you know and then I started thinking I’m not afraid of the
started thinking I’m not afraid of the
started thinking I’m not afraid of the dark you know what I’m afraid of is
dark you know what I’m afraid of is
dark you know what I’m afraid of is walking through that Street and maybe
walking through that Street and maybe
walking through that Street and maybe some bad things are gonna happen
some bad things are gonna happen
some bad things are gonna happen yeah what I want you guys to know is
yeah what I want you guys to know is
yeah what I want you guys to know is that sometimes what we think we’re
that sometimes what we think we’re
that sometimes what we think we’re afraid of maybe we just don’t have
afraid of maybe we just don’t have
afraid of maybe we just don’t have enough information about it or we may
enough information about it or we may
enough information about it or we may not have gone deep enough to understand
not have gone deep enough to understand
not have gone deep enough to understand that we are not afraid of it I convinced
that we are not afraid of it I convinced
that we are not afraid of it I convinced myself that I can do it
myself that I can do it
myself that I can do it [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I want to have that feeling of falling
I want to have that feeling of falling
I want to have that feeling of falling again this is my first time in Africa
again this is my first time in Africa
again this is my first time in Africa the idea is in chomp from Victoria Falls
[Music]
[Music] we started with the bad news first
we started with the bad news first
we started with the bad news first that’s good I know that I will be scare
that’s good I know that I will be scare
that’s good I know that I will be scare on the next one and in the next one in
on the next one and in the next one in
on the next one and in the next one in the next one it’s the longest shower
the next one it’s the longest shower
the next one it’s the longest shower he’s ever taken in his life just to be
he’s ever taken in his life just to be
he’s ever taken in his life just to be there it’s just the best feeling another
chance that you could get caught in that
chance that you could get caught in that whirlpool and pull down I’ve never been
whirlpool and pull down I’ve never been
whirlpool and pull down I’ve never been in a river with that much current nobody
in a river with that much current nobody
in a river with that much current nobody has come out tonight who dare to do it
in that moment probably was a
in that moment probably was a realization of my life
[Music]
[Music] I thank you I promise that I survived
I thank you I promise that I survived
I thank you I promise that I survived the dice I want to tell you I don’t want
the dice I want to tell you I don’t want
the dice I want to tell you I don’t want you to go into crazy things yeah but
you to go into crazy things yeah but
you to go into crazy things yeah but what I want to tell you is that there is
what I want to tell you is that there is
what I want to tell you is that there is joy to be found in our fears find it
joy to be found in our fears find it
joy to be found in our fears find it challenge it but for sure enjoy it
challenge it but for sure enjoy it
challenge it but for sure enjoy it thank you very much
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