Stephanie Gilmore has just about done it all in surfing since exploding onto the professional scene as a 19-year-old rookie in 2007, when she won the first of her seven world championship titles.
The sport's Olympic debut this year has offered the Australian a new challenge and while standing on top of the podium in Japan would probably surpass a record-breaking eighth world title, the hyper-competitive 33-year-old wants it all.
"Of course I'd want to do both, that'd be awesome if I could win eight world titles and a gold medal," Gilmore said during the professional World Surf League's recent Australian leg. "That's be unreal."
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