Australian basketball legend Andrew Gaze has broken down on live television after the Boomers claimed the Bronze medal in men's basketball at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics.
The 56-year-old welled-up as he learnt the news the Boomers' secured their first ever medal win, describing how proud he was of the team and their journey.
'Selfishly I feel apart of it...' A tearful Gaze said on Channel 7 on Saturday night.
'Selfishly I feel apart of it...',' the 56-year-old said - who boast a 17 year international career span with 297 games played for the Boomers
'It's our culture, at the end of the day, Australian culture, our Aussie spirit,' an emotional Mills said after winning bronze
The five time Olympian was overcome with emotion as he reflected on what the bronze medal victory meant to the sport and its players.
'It's easy to go in there and say, 'this is too hard',' Gaze said.
'But when you're in there, and you're in the trenches, and you see that resilience being rewarded in this way... and it hasn't been for a long time.'
'You do not have to win a medal to have a beautiful journey,' he said.
The medal win for Australia moved one of the nation's most recognisable sportsmen to tears, who played 297 games for the Boomers over a 17 year international career span.
'It's about what we want to stand for in representing Australia, and representing this sport,' he added.
'I think of those that have been along for the journey that have their DNA on this.
'It's about what we want to stand for in representing Australia, and representing this sport,' Gaze said
The honoured Basketball player played five Olympic games for the Boomers, claiming two bronze medal matches and holds record of highest point scorer in Olympic basketball history
'There's so many that you look back on that toiled, when you don't get a cent for playing the game, when you're building stadiums, when you're building a sport and trying to generate it.'
Captaining the Boomers for eight years, the legend himself
