Best in the World with Richard Parr
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Best in the World with Richard Parr
On the ‘Best In the World’ Podcast, Richard Parr talks to sports stars who have reached the pinnacle. World Champions, Olympic Champions, World Record Holders & World Number Ones. The show reveals what these athletes do differently from the rest of us to be the best. This includes training techn...
Recent Episodes
115 episodes
115 Allysa Seely – Triathlon Paralympic Champion
Allysa Seely won gold in paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympic games. In Rio de Janeiro. The American is also a two-time World Champion.
114 Fabian Cancellara – Cycling Olympic Champion
Fabian Cancellara has won four Time-Trial World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. The Swiss rider won eight stages in the Tour de France duri...
112 Tim Don – Ironman World Record Holder
In 2017 Tim Don broke the Ironman World record at the South American Championship in Brazil. He took four minutes off the previous time.
113 Tim Brabants – Kayak Olympic Champion
Tim Brabants is Great Britain’s first Olympic Gold medalist in canoeing. It was at the 2008 Beijing games that the kayaker was victorious in the K1 10...
111 Gigi Fernandez – 17x Grand Slam Tennis Doubles Champion
Gigi Fernandez is a 17x Grand Slam champion in doubles tennis. She won 14 of those titles with Natasha Zvereva and the other three were with Robin Whi...
110 Tianna Bartoletta – Long Jump & 4x100m Relay Olympic Champion
Tianna Bartoletta is the reigning Olympic Long jump champion. She also has gold medals in the 4x100 metres relay from both the 2012 and 2016 games.
109 Susan Francia – Rowing Olympic Champion
Susan Francia is a 2-time Olympic champion and a 5-time World Champion in rowing. On this episode of the Best in the World, Richard Parr asks Susan if...
108 Vincent Hancock – Shooting Olympic Champion
Vincent Hancock is a 2-time Olympic Champion and a 3-time World Champion in the sport of skeet shooting.
The American also hold Nationa...
107 Derek Redmond – 4x400m Relay World Champion
It’s one of the most iconic images in the history of the Olympic games.
Derek Redmond, being helped by his father, hobbling to the finish line w...
106 Steven Lobue – High Diving World Champion
STEVEN LOBUE IS THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION IN HIGH DIVING.
He became the third male ever to win gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Bud...
105 Casey FitzRandolph – Speed Skating Olympic Champion
Casey FitzRandolph is the 500 metres Olympic speed skating gold medallist from the 2002 Salt Lake City games. The American broke the Olympic record in...
104 Tanja Frieden – Snowboard Cross Olympic Champion
Tanja Frieden was in second place in the snowboard cross final at the 2006 Turin Olympics until the leader Lindsey Jacobellis fell in the penultimate...
103 Stefan Groothuis – Speed Skating Olympic Champion
In 2014, at the age of 32, Stefan Groothuis became the 1000 metres speed skating Olympic Champion.
Stefan is our guest this week on the Best in...
102 Dominique Gisin – Downhill Skiing Olympic Champion
In 2014 after a career filled with injuries Dominique Gisin became Olympic champion.
The Swiss won the Downhill Skiing event at the 2014 Sochi g...
101 Sonya Looney – Mountain Biking World Champion
Sonya Looney cycled 234 miles to win the 24-hour Mountain Biking World Champion in 2015.
Sonya talks about her journey to becoming the...
100 Tori Bowie - 100m World Champion
Tori Bowie is the reigning Women’s 100 metres World Champion and our guest for our 100th Best in the World with Richard Parr.
On the pr...
99 Casper Steinfath – Stand Up Paddleboarding World Champion
Casper Steinfath grew up in a small fishing town in Denmark afraid to put his head under water. Now he is a four-time World Champion in Stand Up Paddl...
98 Brandon Slay – Olympic Wrestling Champion
Brandon Slay is our first guest of 2018 on the Best in the World with Richard Parr podcast. Brandon won gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney...
97 Kristine Lilly – Football World Cup Winner
Nobody has played more football matches for their country than Kristine Lilly. The American scored 130 goals in 354 games and won two World Cups and t...
96 Thierry Lincou – Squash World Number One
Thierry Lincou was the World Number One in squash between 2004-05 and is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On the...
95 Gregor Schlierenzauer – Ski Jumping Olympic Champion
Nobody has won more World Cup titles than Gregor Schlierenzauer and he is our guest on this edition of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On thi...
94 Brooke Bennett – Swimming Olympic Champion
At just the age of 16 Brooke Bennett won the 800 metres freestyle event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard P...
93 Hayley Wickenheiser – Ice Hockey Olympic Champion
Hayley Wickenheiser is a four-time Olympic Champion in ice hockey. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr, Hayley talks about retiring f...
92 Jasey-Jay Anderson – Snowboarding Olympic Champion
“I started living a career through the journey as opposed to the result”. After winning gold in the parallel giant slalom at the 2010 Vancouver Olymp...
91 Brad Jacobs – Curling Olympic Champion
This week on the Best in the World with Richard Parr the Olympic curling champion Brad Jacobs joins us. Alongside Ryan Fry and his cousins, Ryan and...
90 Patrizia Kummer – Snowboard Olympic Champion
“I couldn’t be me anymore”. After winning gold in the parallel giant slalom at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Patrizia Kummer decided to take a long break i...
89 Laura Massaro – Squash World Open Champion
In January 2016 Laura Massaro became the World Number One in squash. This week on the Best in the World with Richard Parr, Laura talks about her journ...
88 Kim St-Pierre – Ice-Hockey Olympic Champion
Kim St-Pierre is a three-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Ice Hockey Champion. Kim is our guest on this week’s Best in the World with Richar...
87 Graeme Dott – Snooker World Champion
“I was showing up to tournaments. Beat, home, depressed. Go to the next tournament. Beat, home… it was just horrible.” In 2006 Graeme Dott won the Wo...
86 Jenny Duncalf – Squash World Team Champion
“I’ve always loved playing team events”. Representing England, Jenny Duncalf won the World Team Championships in 2006 and is this week’s guest on the...
85 Antonio Carlos Junior – BJJ World Champion
UFC fighter and former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Antonio Carlos Junior is this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. In t...
84 Mario Matt – Skiing Olympic Champion
“It means more when you become an Olympic Champion at the end of a career”. At the 2014 Sochi Olympics, at the age of 34, Mario Matt became the oldes...
83 Bas Rutten – UFC Heavyweight Champion
Bas Rutten is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. The Dutch fighter reveals what he d...
82 Julia Mancuso – Skiing Olympic Champion
Did you know the night before Julia Mancuso won Gold at the 2006 Olympics she ate Pop Tarts and slept in a RV? The Olympic Giant Slalom Champion share...
81 Cat Osterman – Softball Olympic Champion
“There was no chance for redemption.” On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr, U.S. softball pitcher Cat Osterman opens up about her disap...
80 Dan Severn – UFC Superfight Champion
Dan Severn is a former UFC Superfight Champion. Also a WWE Superstar in the 1990s. He is a UFC Hall of Famer. Dan is this week’s guest on the Best i...
79 Jorrit Bergsma – Speed skating Olympic Champion
This week we learn from Jorrit Bergsma, the 10,000 metres speed skating Olympic Champion. Following our interview with Jan Blokhuijsen in episode 75,...
78 Denis Gargaud – Canoe Slalom Olympic Champion
“My life changed pretty much a minute after I won this gold medal”. 2016 Olympic Canoe Slalom Champion Denis Gargaud joins us on this week’s Best in t...
77 John Lowe – Darts World Champion
What’s the difference between being good and very good at Darts? 3-time World Champion John Lowe tells us on this week’s Best in the World with Richar...
76 Ben Hunt-Davis – Rowing Olympic Champion
By making incremental changes, Ben Hunt-Davis and the British men’s eight rowing team managed to make huge differences in their performance. This led...