Prestige Performance

Prestige Performance

By Jimmy WilliamsSports
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Prestige Performance episodes

  • #51 Bill Beswick: "Alex Ferguson asked me how do I keep United #1? Thank God I knew the answer."

    Jimmy is joined by Bill Beswick, a leader in the field of Applied Sports Psychology. Bill has worked professionally with teams such as Derby County, Manchester United, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. More, he became the first Sports Psychologist operating fully in professional English football. Bill also had experience as consultant Club Psychologist to FC Twente in the Dutch Eredivisie. In this episode, we chat about his move to Manchester United, working with Sir Alex Ferguson and the nature of his applied one-to-one work with clients.

    48 min
  • #50: Helen Scott MBE: "I think it's especially important to reflect when you've had success"

    Jimmy is joined by Rio 2016 Paralympic Champion, 8 x World and 4 x Commonwealth Games Champion Helen Scott MBE. Helen chats about how she got into cycling, piloting a tandem, the idea of self reflection and gives some practical insights for both individuals chasing high performance and coaches who are supporting the process. How - as an athlete - can you take charge of your own learning? How can you make your training more focused and deliberate? Also, how - as a coach - can you ensure the individual has learned? Check it out. A really enjoyable conversation.

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    52 min
  • #47 United in the Seventies

    Jimmy is joined by Manchester United authors and historians Roy Cavanagh MBE and Carl Abbott to discuss their latest book: The Big Manchester United Book Of The Seventies.

    The Manchester United Book of the Seventies is the most comprehensive and thorough retrospective look at the decade imaginable, including  match reports, player profiles, in-depth statistical information, a month by month diary,  plus a multitude of rarely seen or long-forgotten photos and memorabilia.

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    42 min
  • #46 Sammy McIlroy: United fans: "the best in the world," leaving United was the "wrong decision"

    Jimmy is joined by Manchester United legend Sammy McIlroy. 419 appearances for the Reds and 71 goals, Sammy speaks about making his debut v Manchester City aged seventeen, the difficulty of leaving United, the high of winning the FA Cup in '77 in contrast to the low of losing in '79 and answers the fan questions.

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    32 min
  • #45 Cora Staunton: The psychological implications of injury

    Jimmy is joined by Mayo GAA legend, Cora Staunton. In an open and honest conversation, Cora speaks about her move to play AFL with the Greater Western Sydney Giants, embracing challenge, the psychological challenges of injury and achieving high performance.

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    41 min
  • #44 Ken Doherty: "Timid" England "tried to do an Italian job on the Italians"

    Jimmy is joined by the 1997 World Snooker Champion Ken Doherty. In a jam-packed episode, we discuss the Euros, England's defeat to Italy, Conor McGregor's defeat to Dustin Poirier, all things Manchester United, Mark Selby's fourth Crucible crown and concluded by putting the listeners questions to Ken. Thanks for listening. Let me know what you think.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • #43 Charlotte Henshaw: A "will to learn" - The cornerstone of high performance

    Jimmy and Ciara are joined by Charlotte Henshaw in this weeks episode. A 3 x Paracanoe World Champion, A World Record holder, 3 time Paralympic swimmer turned sprint kayaker and Double Paralympic Medallist, Charlotte has consistently achieved high performance. In this episode Charlotte highlights "a willingness to collaborate" and a "will to learn" as key to high performance. More, we chat about self-reflection, well-being, the impact of COVID on her training and Matilda The Musical (you haven't misread that).

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    44 min

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2x award nominated Sport and Wellness podcast. Hosted by an Irish Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Psychoeducational content. Interviews with elite athletes, coaches, psychologists and individuals involved in performance to chat about the notion of mental preparation and find out the key aspects of achieving high performance.