Tom Cruise praises Olympian interviewer, calls him a ‘great’ runner

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Tom Cruise admires athletes, particularly Olympians. The actor, who’s an athlete himself, was being interviewed by Matt Shirvington and paused the questions when he learned Shirvington is an Olympian.

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Wow,” interrupted Cruise. He got up from his chair and shook his hand. “What year?” Shirvington revealed that he’d participated in the Sydney games on the year 2000. “I saw you run,” said Cruise, still in shock.

The interview proceeds, with Shirvington praising Cruise’s form and showing a clip of himself running in the Olympics and Cruise running in the latest “Mission Impossible” film. “You’re a great runner,” said Cruise. “I’m a good runner.” A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)Cruise then explains that while he hasn’t had much formal training in terms of running, he’s been an athlete all of his life, which has helped him over the course of his acting career. “I came out running,” said Cruise, making the hosts laugh.