Great Sporting Lives Podcast

Date: January 25, 2023 / Posted by Glenn Mitchell

Great Sporting Lives is a podcast series that features long form interviews with a host of sportspeople across 29 different sports, each running around 55 minutes.

Listen to them tell their story in their own words – from their childhood memories of sport, their  journey to reach the elite level and the triumphs, disappointments and challenges they faced along the way. Each has a fascinating story to tell and have graciously given of their time to share their personal journey in their chosen sporting field.

Hope you enjoy getting an insight into what it takes to be a sportsperson at the elite level and also learn something about each of them along the way.

You can subscribe to the series through iTunes, Spotify or go to the Sport FM website: sportfm.com.au

 

Episode 122 – Mal Meninga (rugby league)

Episode 121 – Tom Carroll (surfing)

Episode 120 – Sarah Fitz-Gerald (squash)

Episode 119 – Robyn Maher (basketball)

Episode 118 – Tom Moody (cricket)

Episode 117 – Trevor Hendy (surf lifesaving)

Episode 116 – Michael Kasprowicz (cricket)

Episode 115 – Jodie Henry (swimming)

Episode 114 – John Longley (sailing)

Episode 113 – John Todd (Australian football)

Episode 112 – Darren Bennett (Australian football/American football)

Episode 111 – Duncan Armstrong (swimming)

Episode 110 – Craig Johnston (soccer)

Episode 109 – Corey McKernan (Australian football)

Episode 108 – David Campese (rugby)

Episode 107 – Mark Knowles (hockey)

Episode 106 – Earl Spalding (Australian football)

Episode 105 – Murray Goodwin (cricket)

Episode 104 – Lisa Sthalekar (cricket)

Episode 103 – Hayley Lewis (swimming)

Episode 102 – Michele Timms (basketball)

Episode 101 – Paul Roos (Australian football)

Episode 100 – Shane Woewodin (Australian football)

Episode 99 – Leisel Jones (swimming)

Episode 98 – Nick Farr-Jones (rugby)

Episode 97 – Paul McNamee (tennis)

Episode 96 – Harry Taylor (Australian football)

Episode 95 – David Graham (golf)

Episode 94 – Gary O’Donnell (Australian football)

Episode 93 – Francis Bourke (Australian football)

Episode 92 – Mick Malthouse (Australian football)

Episode 91 – Phil Anderson (cycling)

Episode 90 – Emma Carney (triathlon)

Episode 89 – Sharelle McMahon (netball)

Episode 88 – Peter McKenna (Australian football)

Episode 87 – Mark Woodforde (tennis)

Episode 86 – Jill Mcintosh (netball)

Episode 85 – Nathan Sharpe (rugby union)

Episode 84 – Rodney Eade (Australian football)

Episode 83 – Jason Akermanis (Australian football)

Episode 82 – Graeme Wood (cricket)

Episode 81 – Ron Alexander (Australian football)

Episode 80 – Russell Mark (shooting)

Episode 79 – Jon Dorotich (Australian football)

Episode 78 – Natalie Medhurst (netball)

Episode 77 – Kepler Wessels (cricket)

Episode 76 – Dale Weightman (Australian football)

Episode 75 – Anthony Koutoufides (Australian football)

Episode 74 – Kerri Pottharst (beach volleyball)

Episode 73 – Belinda Clark (cricket)

Episode 72 – Peter Sumich (Australian football)

Episode 71 – Sally Pearson (athletics)

Episode 70 – Drew Ginn (rowing)

Episode 69 – Robert DiPierdomenico (Australian football)

Episode 68 – Layne Beachley (surfing)

Episode 67 – Ian Baker-Finch (golf)

Episode 66 – Lauren Mitchell (gymnastics)

Episode 65 – Brad Hardie (Australian football)

Episode 64 – Greg Chappell (cricket)

Episode 63 – Alastair Lynch (Australian football)

Episode 62 – Jana Pittman (athletics/bobsleigh)

Episode 61 – Jeff Fenech (boxing)

Episode 60 – Caitlin Bassett (netball)

Episode 59 – Simon Madden (Australian Football)

Episode 58 – Shawn Redhage (basketball)

Episode  57 – Dick Johnson (motor racing)

Episode 56 – Geoff Lawson (cricket)

Episode 55 – Natalie Cook (beach volleyball)

Episode 54 – Andrew Bogut (basketball)

Episode 53 – Paul Wade (soccer)

Episode 52 – Shelley Taylor-Smith (swimming)

Episode 51 – Lydia Lassila (aerial skiing)

Episode 50 – Peter Knights (Australian Football)

Episode 49 – Gary Ayres (Australian Football)

Episode 48 – Ken Hunter (Australian Football)

Episode 47 – Michael Klim (swimming)

Episode 46 – Guy McKenna (Australian football)

Episode 45 – Tony Shaw (Australian football)

Episode 44 – James Tomkins (rowing)

Episode 43 – Denis Pagan (Australian football)

Episode 42 – Liz Ellis (netball)

Episode 41 – Dean Cox (Australian football)

Episode 40 – Jamie Dwyer (hockey)

Episode 39 – Dean Jones (cricket)

Episode 38 – Cadel Evans (cycling)

Episode 37 – John Eales (rugby union)

Episode 36 – Leigh Matthews (Australian Football)

Episode 35 – Alan Jones (motor racing)

Episode 34 – Rodney Hogg (cricket)

Episode 33 – John Fitzgerald (tennis)

Episode 32 – David Parkin (Australian football)

Episode 31 – Petria Thomas (swimming)

Episode 30 – Matthew Lloyd (Australian football)

Episode 29 – Jason Gillespie (cricket)

Episode 28 – Graham Moss (Australian football)

Episode 27 – Stuart MacGill (cricket)

Episode 26 – Susie O’Neill (swimming)

Episode 25 – Adam Voges (cricket)

Episode 24 – Doug Hawkins (Australian football)

Episode 23 – Priya Cooper (swimming)

Episode 22 – Ross Glendinning (Australian football)

Episode 21 – Justin Langer (cricket)

Episode 20 – Barry Cable (Australian football)

Episode 19 – Gary Buckenara (Australian football)

Episode 18 – Andrew Vlahov (basketball)

Episode 17 – Ian Healy (cricket)

Episode 16 – Chris Rogers (cricket)

Episode 15 – Steve Moneghetti (athletics)

Episode 14 – Ian Chappell (cricket)

Episode 13 – Andrew Gaze (basketball)

Episode 12 – Merv Hughes (cricket)

Episode 11 – Shane Gould (swimming)

Episode 10 – Anna Meares (cycling)

Episode 9 – Ryan Harris (cricket)

Episode 8 – Louise Sauvage (athletics)

Episode 7 – Michael Hussey (cricket)

Episode 6 – Graham McKenzie (cricket)

Episode 5 – Raelene Boyle (athletics)

Episode 4 – Brad Hogg (cricket)

Episode 3 – Ric Charlesworth (hockey/cricket)

Episode 2 – John Bertrand (sailing)

Episode 1 – Kim Hughes (cricket)

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