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Dame Jess Ennis-Hill is one of Britain’s greatest athletes. A triple world heptathlon champion, European champion and Olympic gold medallist, she reached the absolute peak of her sport.

But behind the medals was a very different story....


We revisit this incredible conversation where Jess reveals what it was like to become Britain’s “Golden girl” ahead of Lo...


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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 ready." "That's just the way I am." "It's not fair." "I've done enough." "I did it on my own." None of them is a character flaw, but each one quietly pulls you away from where you want to be.


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Linford Christie: The Real Story Of Olympic Gold, The Doping Ban & Walking Away (E441)

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Robin van Persie captained Arsenal and won the league with Manchester United, but for years he says his hardest opponent was himself.


We re-visit our classic episode with Robin where he talks about the letter he wrote to himself that he didn't believe when he read it back, the childhood friends he let go at 24, the Arsenal exit he'd handle differently and the advi...


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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 admire most simply stopped waiting.


You'll hear from George Russell on the email to Toto Wolff that started his Mercedes journey, Robin Sharma on why it pays to be "a bit of a pirate", Alain de Botton on why the world is built...


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