At one point in 2022, Steph Gilmore nearly took the year off. Gilmore was facing elimination from the World Tour and she was forced to confront her own competitive mortality. She chose immortality instead. Gilmore came roaring back to claim an eighth world title. Today, Gilmore speaks to Patrick Stack about how adversity saw her engage her ruthless competitive streak, and opens up on what's driving her for even more success.  Featured: Steph Gilmore, eight time surfing world champion.Check out our story on the on-duty lifeguard who won the big wave surfing competition in Hawaii...as well as...The RSA cricketer who missed the World Cup due to a time trialPLUS,Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter