He has just won his second straight national judo title, but Canberra's Duke Didier has quit his job to become a "full-time dream chaser".
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Didier is leaving no stone unturned in his bid to qualify for next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, travelling the globe in search of valuable rankings points.
He is currently ranked 32nd in the world in the under-100kg class and needs to be inside the top 22 by April next year to book his place at Rio.
Didier has put on hold his career in marketing to focus on chasing high-quality international competitions.
"I don't want any regrets," Didier said.
"It's a bit scary quitting your job, but I want to put everything out there in the next year and see what happens.
"I handed in my resignation on the Wednesday, then by Sunday I was on the plane to Croatia, then in Azerbaijan and a training camp in Turkey."
Didier secured valuable Olympic qualifying points after defeating a Georgian opponent at the competition in Azerbaijan.
He then turned to domestic matters, retaining the Australian championship in his division with victory over training partner and Canberra rising star Sam Dobb at Wollongong last Sunday.
"Everything went to plan," Didier said.
"Sam had the competition of his life and made it past a couple of established fighters and did really well to make it through to the final.
"It's a hard situation when you have to fight your training partner."
Didier will compete at the Asian Open in Taipei in July as a lead-up to the world championships in Kazakhstan from August 24 to 30.
"I want to make sure I'm as high up as I can be on that ranking list," he said.
"I'd like to say professional athlete, but there's not enough money to say that, so I'll say full-time dream chaser."
Putting all of his focus on judo means Didier is taking a break from his other passion - mixed martial arts.
The self-proclaimed "Duke of Canberra" has an unbeaten 4-0 record inside the steel cage, with his most recent win coming by submission against Michael Falula in March, 2013.
"Making it to the UFC is a long-term goal of mine and something I'm going to chase after the Olympics," Didier said.
"The Olympics only come around every four years, and you never know, this might be my last chance to do it."
