ADAM Hett swiftly discovered that the sport he loves can be a cruel game.
Just days after being unveiled as Australia's first ever Football Superstar, his world came crashing down around him. But as the second series prepares to hit our screens he tells FourFourTwo how he's determined to bounce back from injury and shine with Sydney FC.
442 - Is it fair to say that your joy at winning the first series of Football Superstar was pretty short-lived Adam? We discovered you had won the series and the next minute you seemingly disappeared. What happened?
AH - I suffered a knee injury just a few days after the programme went out which revealed I'd won (August 2008). Obviously I'd been training with Sydney FC for a while before that though. I was playing in a youth game when I felt a pop in my right knee. I had hoped it wasn't anything serious but when I went to have it checked out it turned out I'd ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament.
That must have been hard to take in, especially after the high of winning the show and the contract with Sydney FC?I was absolutely devastated. What made it even tougher was that I'd been told a couple of days before that I was going to be on the bench for the first team in the opening A-League fixture against Melbourne Victory. From a television point of view it must have seemed as though I'd been given the good news about winning the show on a Friday and been injured the following Monday. So what happened next and how did you deal with the disappointment?
That must have been hard to take in, especially after the high of winning the show and the contract with Sydney FC?I was absolutely devastated. What made it even tougher was that I'd been told a couple of days before that I was going to be on the bench for the first team in the opening A-League fixture against Melbourne Victory. From a television point of view it must have seemed as though I'd been given the good news about winning the show on a Friday and been injured the following Monday. So what happened next and how did you deal with the disappointment?
I have to say all the boys at the club were really good with me. They told me I could have a couple of weeks where I felt angry and frustrated but then I'd just have to get myself stuck into the rehab and approach it all with a really positive attitude. That's what I've tried to do. I went back to Perth to have my operation and it was felt I'd probably be better off doing most of my rehab work over here.
How did you get involved in the first place?
When I was in England (as a trainee at Championship side Coventry City) the boys there used to watch the English version of the show. We used to laugh about it to be honest. When I came back here a mate told me about the show in Australia and at first I said I wasn't interested. But we went along, I think we wanted to have a kickaround to warm up for a game we had that weekend. When I got into the top 50 though I realised there was a real opportunity.You ended up winning the show but do you still keep in touch with any of your fellow contenders?Yes, I still speak to the boys who were from Perth and also the two lads who were in the final show with me, Evan and Reno.
To read the entire 442 interview with last seasons winner of FOOTBALL SUPERSTAR click on the link below...
The second season of Football Superstar on Fox 8 begins Wednesday, May 27.
The second season of Football Superstar on Fox 8 begins Wednesday, May 27.
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