Watch this epic story of a world champion Irish rower who has changed the lives of hundreds of kiwi school boys and is the ‘wizard’ behind our gold medal winning Men’s 8 at the Tokyo Olympics. Most of all be inspired by Tony O’Connor’s passionate coaching philosophy anchored on caring for his athletes as people first – winning shiny cups and medals a distant second.

A philosophy the Coach For Life Foundation hopes will inspire all kiwi coaches to embrace in their mission to grow better people through sport.