Guest List
Footballer Mark Hateley on his incredible career & beating a horror ankle injury
In his stellar football career, Mark Hateley played for some of the world’s biggest clubs including A.C.Milan, Monaco, and Rangers as well as being capped 32 times for England. He also beat several injuries the worst of which was a catastrophic ankle dislocation which required several surgeries. Although at the time, with support from Arsene…
Read MoreRangers’ Scott Wright – my ACL rupture and recovery – along with Physio Adam Stokes
Watching Rangers winger Scott Wright today play his usual fast, attacking game you would never guess that in his Aberdeen FC days, he suffered every footballer’s nightmare – a ruptured ACL. Joining us in this episode alongside Scott is Adam Stokes who was club Physio at the time and played a huge role in Scott’s…
Read MoreTriathlon triumph – Lucy Crookston on beating patellar tendon injury
A tale of a remarkable recovery – talking to triathlete Lucy Crookston who beat the odds to compete in a World Triathlon Finals just 12 weeks after surgery on her torn patellar tendon. Originally a track specialist at 400m hurdles Lucy stumbled on triathlon by chance but was instantly hooked, and it became her new…
Read MoreJudoka Sarah Adlington on winning gold and beating shoulder injuries
Sarah Adlington’s list of achievements is impressive – among them taking back-to-back golds in the Commonwealth Games in 2012 and 2022 (there was no judo in the 2018 games). She has also won the heavyweight British title no fewer than 6 times! As an impatient 5-year-old, she watched her Dad and brother doing judo and…
Read MoreRingside seat with boxer Jim Watt
Brilliant episode with former WBC lightweight world champion Jim Watt MBE. One of Scotland’s most successful boxers, he also became known as the voice of the sport, spending 40 years commentating with ITV & Sky Sports. It was nearly a very different story though as Jim had his sights set on being a footballer before…
Read MoreFootballer Ifeoma Dieke – from Cumbernauld to International stardom & beating serious knee injury
Our guest this episode is pro-football superstar Ifeoma Dieke who has been capped 123 times for Scotland. Iffy’s is a remarkable journey – from playing as a schoolgirl on the pitches of Cumbernauld to taking a scholarship place in Miami and becoming the first black woman to captain Scotland. Then in 2012 she was named…
Read MoreFrom achilles rupture to Olympic glory in 7 months – John Jackson Team GB Bobsleigh
Here is a great plot for a sports adventure film – an athlete is training hard for winter Olympic glory – the games are a mere 7 months away. But then disaster strikes – he suffers a bad Achilles rupture. His only chance of recovering and competing in the timeframe is choosing pioneering surgery, (although…
Read MoreCeltic’s John Kennedy – take nothing for granted – the horror tackle and knee injury that changed his life
Today John Kennedy is the highly respected Assistant Manager at Celtic but back when he was just 16 he was the club’s rising star and at the age of 20 was called up to play in his first International for Scotland. It was 15 minutes into this game against Romania when a dangerous tackle left…
Read MoreAnna Vincenti, former freestyle skier – how becoming the ‘Rehab Queen’ made her stronger
Imagine flying through the air carrying out huge aerial jumps and flips – much like a pro skateboarder but this time the park is covered in icy snow, not concrete. Welcome to the high-octane sport of freestyle skiing and multi-talented athlete Anna Vincenti – who, we should add, is also a top-class football player and…
Read MoreRugby legend Chris Paterson – played on with a ruptured kidney in his 100th cap game
Former Scotland Captain and rugby legend Chris Paterson and former Scotland and Lions physio Stuart Barton, join us for this episode. Over a long career, Chris was lucky to avoid a lot of injuries but he picked up a couple of serious ones which he talks about here. Stuart was part of the fantastic rehab…
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