Joseph Schooling: My mistake was the complacency to think that this will last forever

Eight years after his stunning success at the Rio Olympics, Singapore’s greatest athlete Joseph Schooling has called time on his career and has announced his retirement. In an exclusive interview, Joseph talks frankly to ST assistant sports editor Rohit Brijnath about his career – from the Olympic gold to mistakes made, and the next chapter of his life. Read more: https://str.sg/mnMi 0:23 Getting used to retirement 0:58 The downsides of fame 1:51 Life after gold 3:09 Mistakes after 2016 3:37 Overconfident? Entitled? 4:59 Volatile in the pool 6:19 Advice from Michael Phelps 7:22 The cannabis episode 9:31 The next chapter Follow The Straits Times on YouTube: https://str.sg/ytsub Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- WEBSITE ➤ https://www.straitstimes.com WHATSAPP ➤ https://str.sg/whatsapp TIKTOK ➤   / straitstimes   INSTAGRAM ➤   / straits_times   FACEBOOK ➤   / thestraitstimes   TWITTER ➤   / straits_times   TELEGRAM ➤ https://t.me/TheStraitsTimes PODCASTS ➤ https://str.sg/stpodcasts #straitstimes #josephschooling #retirement