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E126: Gary Lineker - Biggest mistakes, greatest achievements and the power of being yourself

The High Performance Podcast

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How Much of Your Young Life Was About Trying to Impress Your Parents?

Garry started playing football when he was 12 years old. He didn't reach puberty until the age of 17, and had to hide from his parents in the shower so as not to be seen by them. As a young boy you always wanted to impress your dad - even if it wasn't success on the pitch. You were also good at other sports such as cricket and snooker. How important do you think that variety of doing different sports, rather than just focusing solely on football, was foryour eventual career? I get it's hard to know, because that's how i did it, so i've got nothing to compare it with. But i don't think it's that

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