Giving The Game Away

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Giving The Game Away with Cam Scott and Joel Barber features interviews with a range of elite athletes including Olympic gold medallists, international footballers and BBC Sports Personality of the Year winners. Our aim is to humanise sportspeople by discussing their off-the-pitch interests, and highlighting lesser-spoken aspects of their lives such as dealing with rejection, recovering from injuries and handling the media. There are so many lessons to learn from sport, and by exploring the journeys of athletes, we are hoping to show how you can apply these learnings to your own lives.

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