Dick Johnson: The life-changing moment that helped him give up smoking for good

Hear from former Supercars legend Dick Johnson on why you should give up smoking for good.

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The winners of the great race, Dick Johnson.

When my kids were growing up we smoked and fortunately for us they could see how bad it was for us and certainly with their grandfather.

It's not easy to give up smoking.

I've tried a number of times, but at the end of the day you have got to say to yourself, I'm not going to smoke anymore.

Once I saw my dad who died exactly 2 days after I got married, I said I've got to do something about this and what I did is we're on the out on the boat New Year's Eve and I said my New Year's Eve resolution is that I'm going to give up smoking.

I got the cigarettes, I threw them in the bin and along with the lighter and I've never had a cigarette in my mouth since.

What's quitting smoking has done for me?

I'll tell you what it's done.

I'm still here and I'm going to be around for a while yet.

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