Jess Ennis-Hill: Why I Wanted London 2012 To Feel Scary
Dame Jess Ennis-Hill is one of Britain’s greatest athletes. A triple world heptathlon champion, European champion and Olympic gold medallist...
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The High Performance Podcast
The High Performance Podcast brings you an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class performers who have all excelled in their field with first-hand experiences and less...
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The 5 Things High Performers NEVER Say
We've sat down with hundreds of high performers. These are five sentences we've never heard a single one of them say... "I'll start when I'm...
Linford Christie: The Real Story Of Olympic Gold, The Doping Ban & Walking Away (E441)
Linford Christie didn't just race his opponents, he tried to beat them before the gun even fired. The Olympic champion reveals the psycholog...
Robin van Persie: The Truth I Had to Admit to Become World-Class
Robin van Persie captained Arsenal and won the league with Manchester United, but for years he says his hardest opponent was himself. We re-...
The Permission You're Waiting For Doesn't Exist
Most of us are waiting for someone to tell us we're ready. This week, Jake and Damian argue that moment never comes, and that the people we...
Kevin Sinfield: The Day He Said Goodbye to Rob Burrow (E440)
Donate 👉 Sir Kevin Sinfield's 7 in 7: The Grand Finale https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/7-in-7-the-grand-finale England Rugby c...
Usain Bolt: The Failure That Changed Everything
We're revisiting this extraordinary conversation with one of our most-requested conversations - Usain Bolt. Usain reveals the failures that...
Is Alcohol Permission To Stop Performing in Sport?
Why is sport still drinking? For decades, alcohol has been part of sporting culture. Team nights out, beers after games and stories of legen...
Why Diets Always Fail: Harvard Professor Exposes Food Myths | Daniel Lieberman (E439)
Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman challenges one of our most persistent beliefs about weight loss: that if you can’t stick to a diet,...
Toto Wolff: The Brutal Truth Behind My Success, Self-Doubt & Leadership
This is a revisit of the conversation we previously had with Toto Wolff, Mercedes’ Team Principal and CEO, and it remains one of the most re...
Why High Performers Wish They'd Enjoyed It More
What do you actually feel when you win? Jake and Damian explore one of the strangest patterns they've noticed across more than 400 High Perf...
How I Rebuilt After Losing Three Limbs: Army Veteran Josh Boggi (E437)
Former British Army paratrooper Josh Boggi’s life changed in 47 minutes when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan, losing both legs and his r...
The Accidental Cancer Discovery That Saved Anastacia (E437)
Global music icon Anastacia has faced breast cancer twice, first diagnosed at just 34 at the height of her career and again ten years later....
9/11 - 25 Years Later: The Company That Lost 700 People and How They Rebuilt
On the morning of 11 September 2001, Sean Windeatt was a 28-year-old in Cantor Fitzgerald's London finance department, fifteen minutes into...
My Life Fell Apart After 50: Lawrence Dallaglio Gets Brutally Honest (E436)
England Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio built his career on an extraordinary ability to create belief under pressure. But behind t...
Steve Hansen: Building The Greatest Team In History
Sir Steve Hansen won 93 of 107 Tests as All Blacks head coach — the most successful run in the history of professional rugby. We re-visit ou...
Why You Attack Monday And Crumble By Friday
Why does a weekly to-do list feel so overwhelming on a Sunday night? Jake and Damian argue it's not because of your workload, it's because y...
Dina Asher-Smith: Why Britain's Fastest Woman Feels Unaware of Her Achievements (E435)
Dina Asher-Smith has just made history as the most decorated athlete in European Championships history. An MBE, multiple major titles and fo...
Fernando Alonso: The Real Pain of Losing
We revisit our conversation with Fernando Alonso - two-time Formula 1 World Champion, 437 Grand Prix starts, 32 wins - recorded in a rare mo...
Why Fewer Options Make Better Ideas
What do you do when every option is on the table and you still end up with the same idea you always have? Jake and Damian tackle one of the...