16 episodes

From rugby legends, to Premier League managers & beyond – the biggest names in sport tell us their stories.

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From rugby legends, to Premier League managers & beyond – the biggest names in sport tell us their stories.

    The Helen Glover one

    The Helen Glover one

    Helen Glover discusses her career as an Olympic Gold medal winner and also her aims for this summer's games in Paris.
    She talks about how she began her rowing career, the legacy that she hopes to leave and her greatest moments in life and her career.
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    0 mins - Preparing for Paris
    3 mins - Earning her place
    5 mins - Juggling parenting with competition
    10 mins - Helen's rowing beginnings
    13 mins - "Work hard and you can do anything"
    15 mins - Helen's first Olympic gold medal
    20 mins - Helen's greatest moments
    22 mins - Goals for Paris

    • 26 min
    The Seb Coe One

    The Seb Coe One

    Sebastian Coe looks back on his days as an Olympian, including his rivalry with Steve Ovett and training on Christmas Day. He talks about his role at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the pleasure in awarding Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill her heptathlon gold medal. Also, as the current president of World Athletics, he discusses the biggest challenges ahead for the sport.
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    0 mins The start of an Olympic year
    3 mins Supporting Jessica Ennis as London poster-girl
    5 mins Awarding Jessica Ennis her gold medal
    11 mins Rivalry with Steve Ovett
    17 mins Being coached by his father
    22 mins Career after competing
    26 mins Challenges ahead for athletics
    30 mins What’s next?

    • 34 min
    The Sir Steve Redgrave one

    The Sir Steve Redgrave one

    The Olympic rowing great discusses his incredible career with Elly Oldroyd - one that saw him win five rowing gold medals across five consecutive Games.
    He also opens up on his health issues, his struggles during Covid and his regrets at not getting the opportunity to work in a coaching capacity with the GB team. He also explains how it feels when they build a statue of you in the town where you live.
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    0 mins Memories of entering an Olympic year.
    2 mins Maintaining motivation.
    4 mins Redgrave’s relationship with Matthew Pinsent.
    6 mins The special bond from the gold in 1984.
    7 mins The final gold in Sydney.
    10 mins Diabetes, health and fitness after retirement.
    18 mins Recognition and a statue in his hometown of Marlow.
    20 mins His role with the Chinese team, the difficulties of working there during Covid and the subsequent mental health issues.
    26 mins Whether he still has ambitions to work with the GB team.
    29 mins The new generation of Redgrave’s.

    • 32 min
    The Laura and Jason Kenny One

    The Laura and Jason Kenny One

    Cycling greats Laura and Jason Kenny speak to the BBC for the first time since the birth of their second child Monty back in July.
    In a wide-ranging interview with 5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden Laura speaks about recently announcing her return to cycling and her hopes to qualify for Paris 2024.
    She also discusses the miscarriage and the ectopic pregnancy she had following the Tokyo Games and why she wants to do more to support other female athletes who want to start a family.
    Jason who retired in 2022 is now a sprint coach for the British Cycling team.
    The Kenny’s have a combined 12 Olympic gold medals between them!
    0:50 – The challenge of qualifying for Paris
    2:00 – The motivation to return to cycling
    6:00 – Severe hip pain following birth of Monty
    8:00 – Dealing miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy
    10.00 – Helping other female athletes start a family
    11:00 – Female athlete periods and RED-S
    15.00 – Lifestyle with lots of animals to look after
    18:20 – Jason on transitioning to coaching
    20:30 – Quickfire questions on their life and relationship

    • 25 min
    Tom Dean and his five-medal plan

    Tom Dean and his five-medal plan

    Double Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer Tom Dean discusses in depth with Elly Oldroyd his plans to win five medals at the Paris Olympics. No GB athlete has ever won five medals at a single Games and Dean explains how the idea came about and how he plan to do it.
    He also discusses his career so far and his role as a leader in the GB swimming team.
    TOPICS:
    1:45 2023 World Champs
    3:10 Having Covid for the second time
    6:10 Training for the Olympics
    8:30 Olympic champion
    10:45 Family celebrations
    12:00 Post Olympics
    15:05 Going for 5 medals 2024
    22:30 Preparation
    24:10 Competitiveness of 200m freestyle
    27:30 Impact of crowds

    • 30 min
    The Hannah Cockcroft one

    The Hannah Cockcroft one

    Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockcroft speaks to Eleanor Oldroyd about her brilliant career. The winner of seven Paralympic golds and the holder of five world records in the T34 classification, Hannah discusses how she got into the sport, the people who inspire her as well as the importance of her wheelchair (and making sure the size is correct!) and why she is determined to just keep on winning
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    1:50 Three year turnaround
    2:45 Discovering wheelchair racing
    4:20 Racing
    5:10 Classification
    7:30 Role models
    8:20 Race chairs
    9:40 World records
    10:50 London 2012
    17:20 More competition?
    20:30 Motivations
    23:20 Paris aims

    • 24 min

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