Q&A with Stephen Hackett

GU ATHLETE:  Stephen Hackett
NICKNAME: Hackey  
BIRTHDATE: May 15th, 1982   
WEBSITE: http://stephenhackett.blogspot.com/  
SPORT:  Triathlon 
 
Proudest athletic accomplishment?  Twice placing 3rd at the Los Angeles Triathlon. 
 
Funny racing/training story? Nothing that I can mention - most of my training rides are pretty interesting with Crowie (Craig Alexander) and Barny (Paul Matthews) telling stories.  
 
What’s the most annoying thing a spectator has ever said to you while you were racing? One thing I can't handle is being told you look good when you’re totally trashed at the end of a race. Also, at the L.A. Triathlon, I was sent the wrong way by the police! 
 
What characteristics do you most respect in your competitors? Competitors who never give up, no matter what has gone wrong during the race.  
 
If you could only do one of your three sports, would you choose swimming, biking or running? Probably biking - I enjoy the training the most out of all three, mainly because it's more social then swimming or running. 
 
If you were not a pro athlete, what would you do professionally? Id love to be a pro surfer – well, to have that lifestyle anyway, traveling the world’s best surf breaks!
 
How do you reward yourself when you reach a key goal?  I have not reached it yet!!
 
If you were a contestant on Survivor, what would be your one comfort item from home? Probably my mountain bike so i wouldn’t have to walk everywhere. And a surfboard if it was somewhere with good surf! 
 
Three things people don’t know about you? I work during the Australian summer as a Builder, to fund my racing in the U.S (hopefully soon i can concentrate on triathlon 100%). I love to surf! My sister is Nicole Hackett, who has won two junior and one senior ITU world titles.