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Tom Huddlestone began his career in the youth set-up at Nottingham Forest before moving on to Derby County, Spurs, Wolves and Hull. A brilliant passer of the ball who made it to the England squads at age group and senior level.
Tom shares his insights from inside the world of football...from the European Super League to VAR.
Tom's had a tough year - for the first time every he's not had a club and had to train alone and for a time even stopped watch the game. But he's fired up and getting himself in shape ready for the new season.
He shares his highlights of 18 years at the top. He made his debut at Derby as a 16 year old and played two full seasons. And made his England debut against Brazil.
There's lots of chat about his favourite players - those he's played with and against. And his thoughts about the Euros! He finishes, of course, with the quick fire round of questions from Ellen and Richard.
Ellen White is an England footballer who's played at three World Cups and the 2012 Olympics.
Richard Whitehead won gold at the Rio and London Paralympics.
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David Weir is one of the Paralympic greats. He won six gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 games as well as an 8 times winner of the London Marathon.
His ten Paralympic medals have come at a range of distances in his racing chair...from 200m to marathon.
He talks about his career and some of the tough mental battles he's had and his suicidal thoughts. He's outspoken on the way he feels he was treated by the sports rulers at the last Paralympics.
Through counselling he discovered he'd been depressed all of his life. He recalls crying as a young boy on a council estate because he wanted to be 'normal' and play football and ride a bike. He never addressed the issues until 2016 and he's now thankful he spoke out and believes he's in the best mental state he's ever been in.
David retired after Rio in 2016 but he's back and hungry for action in Tokyo this summer.
The "WeirWolf" has also developed a new way of coaching and set up the Weir Archer Academy to pass on knowledge, experience and enjoyment of sport to the next generation of disabled people.
Thanks for listening. Track and Ball is presented by England footballer Ellen White and Paralympic sprinter Richard Whitehead
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In another bonus episode here's Richard talking with Carl Froch MBE, former world champion boxer and one of Britain's finest boxers in the last two decades.
Carl "The Cobra" had an amazing career with a series of world title fights and a record of 33 wins from 35 bouts including a sell out win over George Groves at Wembley Stadium(in front of 80000 people), his final fight.
He's now a pundit and poker player as well as a successful businessman, husband and dad.
Carl takes us behind the scenes on his career - from his professional debut to the world title fights, including his run of 26 wins in a row. And he talks about coming back from his first defeat and what he learnt from it.
You can see the Youtube version of this podcast here
https://youtu.be/Km1WgGUzM28
Track and Ball is presented by Paralympic gold medal winner Richard Whitehead and England footballer Ellen White. Ellen's away for this podcast, on international duty.
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Pole Vaulter Holly Bradshaw is an Olympian, a British champion and hoping for a medal at Tokyo.
Holly's had a challenging few weeks after catching Covid following the European Indoor Championships.
Today's podcast is presented by Richard Whitehead, Paralympic gold medal winner at London and Rio. Ellen White's away with the England squad so she's not around today.
Holly talks about her favourite moments, her relationship with her coach and reveals her big fear! Spiders.
You can see the podcast on Track and Ball's YouTube Channel.
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Alistair Brownlee gives Ellen and Richard a real insight into life as a triathlete. He won gold in Rio and London and has a whole sackful of other medals at World, European and Commonwealth level.
There's his brutal training schedule, his and his obvious passion for the sport. He talks about the pressures of London 2012, the hell of a bad injury just before the Games and the joy of gold.
Alistair reveals he's aiming to be in Tokyo and has his sights set on the up and coming qualifying events....but after Tokyo he plans to move in to the much longer distance Ironman events.
He talks about the High Performance mindset and credits his parents, a teacher, his coaches and his colleagues for getting him to where he is. He says endurance sport is about doing the simple things right over and over again.
We cover upbringing, training, inspiration, resilience and goals - all the factors needed to make a champion.
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Ellen White is an England football. Richard Whitehead is a double Paralympic gold medal winner
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With us today is former England footballer Darren Bent. Darren first played for Ipswich and went on to sign for Charlton, Spurs, Sunderland, Villa and Derby amongst others. He's now a broadcaster for Talk Sport.
Darren was an England standard long jumper as a schoolboy - but when he signed for Ipswich at 14 he followed his passion. He tells us how he learnt by watching lots of football on TV with Ian Wright one of his biggest influences.
Ellen asks him what his first big purchase was when he became a professional - and we get a great answer!
He reveals his training methods and his big belief in repetition to succeed. And also talks about the loyal friends who've supported him along the way...with the same friends now as when he was a kid.
We'd love to hear from you - find us @trackandballpod
Track and Ball is presented by England footballer Ellen White and Paralympic gold medal winner Richard Whitehead.
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We loved having Team GB sprinter Adam Gemili on the podcast. What a story he has. He loved sport as a kid and played everything from cycling and cricket to rounders and netball.
Adam found his love in football and spent 8 years at the Chelsea Academy before moving to Dagenham and Redbridge. He became a full-time track athlete in 2012 and has some great stories about his experiences at the London Olympics.
He spoke to us from his training camp in Florida but also revealed how tough he found things in 2020 with the cancellation of the Tokyo Games and he was surprised how much it affected him.
Thanks for your support!
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Some brilliant questions! And we do our best to answer them all. From our influences, our favourite sports people, the challenges we face, our we motivate ourselves and even what sort of chocolate we eat.
This is a follow up from last week's edition with all the questions we didn't have time to answer. Thanks everyone for your support!
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Iwan Thomas is one of the characters of athletics....with his distinct hair as flamboyant 400m runner and now as a TV and stadium presenter.
There is so much to Iwan Thomas and he freely talks about all aspects of his life - from his days competing to his post-athletics life.
He talks about how he lives his life, surrounding himself with good friends and good people.
He won silver at the World Athletics Championships in the 4x400m relay but this was eventually upgraded to gold because two of the American team admitted to take performance enhancing drugs.
Iwan feels he's never been properly recognised with the team. He was given a form of medal in a car park in Birmingham. It makes him sad that they've never had their moment in the limelight.
There are lots of great stories; from an altercation in a Southampton nightclub to drinking free beers to help give a sample for a drugs test.
Iwan had many battles with injury during his career, missing the Athens Olympics and Melbourne Commonwealth Games. He tells us how he struggled mentally to cope with with his physical injuries and shut himself away suffering depression. He went on to make a video with Prince Harry to help others with mental health issues.
He also had a traumatic time soon after his little boy Teddy was born. Within hours of being born little Teddy was taken into intensive care with Strep B. For ten days it was incredibly serious. Iwan now does all he can to raise awareness of the condition.
We'd love to hear from you if you have any comments or guest suggestions
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James Ellington is one of Britain's finest sprinters. In this chat he's relaxed and brutally honest. And he's got a story to tell!
He fell in love with athletics as a toddlers watching on TV. But the real change happened when his mum grounded him for 6 months when he was 12 years old for getting in to trouble with the police.
James joined the local athletics club at Crystal Palace and never looked back. He was national champion at 12 and went on to compete internationally.
But it has been far from plain sailing. He wasn't funded - so auctioned himself on ebay to raise money to compete at the London Olympics. He was also only training 3 times a week and so didn't really understand the demands of a professional athlete.
He's got firm views on racism, sexism and the class divide in his sport.
James is an Olympian and British and European Champion. He's been a part of the sprint relay squads; and has his own views on why more medals haven't been won by GB in that event.
Life changed dramatically in 2017 when he was seriously injured in a head-on crash at a training camp in Tenerife. Many thought this was career-ending.
James is currently training in Dubai and hoping to make the Tokyo Games in 2021. And he gives insight into the technical training that takes place in the 100m to allow him to sprint as fast as he can.
Thanks for listening!
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So what can we learn from Sir Chris Hoy, MBE? 11 times World Champion, 6 x Olympic Champion. The answer is.. so many things as you'll find out in this fascinating 45 minutes.
We learn about his physical and mental approach to becoming a champion. He didn't believe he was world class until his mid-20's, so what changed? It's something that's led him to believe everyone has the chance to be amazing....find your passion and put in the hard work. A lot of hard work.
Chris talks about the changes at British Cycling which shaped his later career. The help from sports psychologist Steve Peters, the marginal gains and the attention to detail, which included flying his mattress, duvet and pillows all over the world to his competitions.
There's so much more too with great stories on how he learnt he'd got a knighthood, going through a car wash with bikes on his roof rack and life as a best-selling author....from novels to his book Be Amazing.
He has a great take on recreational cycling and how the country should moved forward following the surge in the use of bikes during the pandemic.
We'd love to hear from you with ideas for other guests
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We loved chatting with Max Whitlock - a phenomenal gymnast with 5 Olympic medals, 2 of them gold.
Max was hoping to add to his haul in Tokyo in 2020 but has now got 2021 in his sights.
Here's a chance to hear about the mindset of a champion, how fatherhood has changed him and how he won two golds in under an hour in Rio.
Max is the final guest in 2020 for Ellen White and Richard Whitehead. If you're reading this on the day of publication - Happy Christmas!
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So here's double world Champion, Olympic medal winner and YouTube vlogger Tom Daley. And this is a fascinating listen.
Everything from knitting to fatherhood, building a coaching team to what it takes to be the best in the world.
There have been many ups and downs in life and his sporting career and Tom freely talks about them all.
Tom was just 14 when he took part in his first Olympic Games. But his build-up to the London Games were highly pressurised and emotionally difficult, after his father died, aged just 40, in 2011.
There's plenty to learn from his approach to elite sport and what's needed to become a champion.
Track and Ball is presented by Paralympic Gold medal winner Richard Whitehead and England World Cup footballer Ellen White.
We've episodes out once a week, including a monthly live edition. You'll also find us on YouTube https://youtu.be/dXMJp-zIc7Q
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This is a recording of December's live podcast where Richard and Ellen answer your question and preview the next month Tom Daley, Max Whitlock and James Ellington.
So what are the secrets of Tom Daley's success? How did Max Whitlock overcome setbacks to win double gold at the Rio Olympics and what does James Ellington feel the Black Lives Matter campaign is offering to sport and society.
Richard and Ellen also talk about their many pre-event rituals and their views on the BBC Sports Personality of the Year line-up.
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What a brilliant guest Ronnie is! Relaxed and honest, the six-times world snooker champion speaks from the heart.
His dad was his rock until he was jailed for murder when Ronnie was a teenager and his mum was sent to prison a few years later. Ronnie admits that he lost the plot and went off the tracks.
He loved sport growing up - tennis, cricket, football...but it was snooker that grabbed him when his dad bought a table.
But these days he doesn't have a practice table at home to stop him being obsessed.
There's a fascinating discussion about the mental side of the sport and Ronnie talks about his work with Dr Steve Peters, the sports psychologist and what goes through his mind with every shot. He's become much more relentless and more of a winner because of the time he's invested in the mental side of the game.
He's concerned about the future of the snooker with a lack of young people coming through and talks about why he thinks this is and what could be done to change it and spice it up!
Ronnie says every sport need characters. And snooker has lost this.
Ellen White is an England footballer. Richard Whitehead is a Paralympic gold medal winner.
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Her 17 Paralympic medals tell only a small part of the story of Tatyana McFadden. Not many athletes have had such a profound affect on daily life. In America, she's changed the law.
Tatyana was born in the Soviet Union with spina bifida and talks about her early life in an orphanage and the hardships she had to live through. She talks about being adopted and building a new life with her parents in the United States.
She developed a love of sport and at just 14 she was determined to make the US Paralympic team. It was a whirlwind year and on her first overseas trip she won a bronze medal in Athens in 2004.
But the experience was ultimately disappointing. The stadium in Athens was empty and there was little celebration or coverage of Paralympic athletes back home in the USA. So she decided to try to change that!
In this podcast series we're hoping to give you a greater insight into performance sport. We're finding there's always a lot to learn.
So who are we? Ellen White is an England footballer who has been to 3 World Cups. Richard Whitehead is a Paralympic sprinter who won gold in London and Rio.
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This week's guest is Greg Rutherford - gold medal winner on that incredible Super Saturday night at the London Olympics in 2012.
Greg takes us on his sporting journey - from football and badminton to the long jump.
He talks about his winning mindset and the hard work he put in to get to the top of his sport. And also the importance of choosing the right people to be around you - in Greg's case, his coach.
It's a great hour with lots of thing we learnt and are going to apply to our training and approach to our sports.
If you don't know about us, Ellen White is an England footballer and has been to three World Cups. Richard Whitehead is a Paralympic athlete with gold medals at the London and Rio Games
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Double Olympic gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington is the first guest for Track and Ball Podcast. And what a great interview she gives.
For starters, Rebecca talks about social media abuse and body image. There's life lessons from her time on I'm a Celebrity and her ambition to get as many kids as possible learning to swim.
She talks medals, menstrual cycles and the need to help get more girls in to sport.
You can view this interview on the Track and Ball podcast channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK9j_WfzRU4PdMtd5otWJjQ
Track and Ball Podcast is presenter by England footballer Ellen White and Paralympic gold medal winner Richard Whitehead.
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