Another chance to hear from our sporting heroes as they look back on their careers; Former Man Utd and Newcastle player Keith Gillespie remembers his Premier League playing days. FIFA's Sara Booth shares her pride in the current Northern Ireland women's team. Former US gymnast Katelyn Ohashi took the internet by storm with her perfect 10 floor routine at the 2019 Collegiate Challenge. Jamie Hamilton suffered a near-fatal crash at the Isle of Man TT in 2015 and shares his story of resilience and recovery. And rugby's Jonny Bell's reaction when a young Brian O’Driscoll arrived to Ireland training one day
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Sportsound Meets Michael McKillop
Paralympic athlete Michael McKillop talks about his Paralympic gold medal successes, as well as the mental health difficulties he faced off the track
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Sportsound Meets Keith Gillespie
Former Manchester United & Newcastle United player Keith Gillespie looks back at the decisions that shaped his life on and off the pitch. Part of the Class of ’92, he made his senior debut for the Red Devils at 17 years old, before Sir Alex Ferguson negotiated his contract move to Newcastle United just 18 months later. He went on to become one of ‘The Entertainers’ who came so close to clinching the Premier League. Off the pitch he struggled with a gambling addiction that saw him declared bankrupt in 2010. This week Sportsound Meets Keith Gillespie.
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Sportsound Meets Jonny Bell
Former Ulster and Ireland rugby player Jonny Bell shares his memories of winning the School’s Cup in ’92, being the ‘Golden Boy’ at Ulster, losing his Ireland spot to Brian O’Driscoll, and hanging up his boots to become a coach.
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Sportsound Meets Pur Biel
Pur Biel was a member of the first ever Olympics Refugee Team competing at Rio 2016, and is the first refugee member of the International Olympic Committee. He shares his experience of fleeing war-torn South Sudan as a child, spending a decade in a Kenyan refugee camp, and shedding tears for only the second time in his life as he walked out at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony.
What inspires our sporting heroes? Each week they take us back to the moment they were first hooked, and on through the successes and heartbreaks of their lives and careers.
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