Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. He's the 2nd fastest Australian of all time.
Shirvington was raised in Davidson, a suburb of Sydney and now spends his time between Sydney and London.
Shirvington generally competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay events, finding the most success in the 100m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, the Athletics World Championships from 1999 to 2007 and the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2006.
From 1998 Shirvington claimed 5 consecutive Australian national titles for the 100 m sprint event. In the 1998 Commonwealth Games, he broke an Australian record and finished fourth with a time of 10.03 seconds in the 100 m. This record stood until 2003 when Patrick Johnson achieved a time of 9.93 s. He also featured in two World Indoor Championships 60m finals.
Outside of his sporting career, Shirvington was a presenter of the Australian television program Beyond Tomorrow and participated in Dancing with the Stars in 2004. He has also been a National Ambassador for CanTeen, an Australian support organisation for young children living with cancer. In 2009, he had a cameo and one line in the third episode of the :30 Seconds.
Hello
What you doin? You sleep?
No, whas up?
I'm tryna see you tonite, ol boy around you?
Yeah
Meet me on Clinton Ave. In about a hour
Aight. We need to talk
This situations getting heavy
Up in dis double life, so phony
I'm tryna keep in on da down low
But the way you actin that's impossible
I thought we had an understandin
No strings attached, you had a girl
That's what you told me
Now we both are catchin feelins
This don't seem real, this cant be right
We have to end this
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me
Temptation is killin me, we're gettin too deep
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me
Temptation is killin me, we're gettin too deep
Now from the jump it was a mistake
But neitha of us wanna walk away
Oh God, please tell me that I'm dreamin
The way he got me, like an addict boy I'm feenin
Damn I hate I eva met you
I love my man but he is not you
See its time fo some closure
No midnight calls, no creepin out
This fling is over
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me
Temptation is killin me, we're gettin too deep
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me
Temptation is killin me, we're gettin too deep
Now its time for me and you to call it quits
Hate to say, I'm so ashamed this has to end
Cant describe what I feel, this cant be real
My man cant do me like you do
Now its time for me and you to call it quits
Hate to say, I'm so ashamed this has to end
Cant describe what I feel, this cant be real
But sometimes I wonder
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me
Temptation is killin me, we're gettin too deep
Sometimes I wonder, my life couldn't be
If I had no man, then where would we be
This creepin and cheatin is gettin to me