Beyond The Athlete
By Richard Amofa and Manny Oyeleke
Twitter: @BeyondAthPod
Beyond The AthleteJul 09, 2020
Beyond The Athlete - Cheye Alexander: Growing his clothing line, footballing education at West Ham and signing for AFC Wimbledon
In our latest interview with Cheye Alexander, we spoke about:
- Growing up at West Ham
- Respect for Mark Noble and playing with Ravel Morrison
- Why Gary Waddock played such a big part in his career
- Signing for AFC Wimbledon
- Developing his clothing line Christian Rose
Beyond The Athlete - Francis Benali, Pt 2: Benali in business, his investments, punditry work and super-endurance events raising over £1million for charity
In part two of our interview with Francis Benali, we spoke about:
- His business ventures and investments
- The art of punditry
- Keynote speaking
- Importance of players getting the right advice on managing their money
- His crazy endurance runs which raised over £1m for charity
Beyond The Athlete - Francis Benali, Pt 1: Being Mr Southampton, Matt Le Tissier, Alan Shearer and John Fashanu stories, secrets to consistency and more
In the first part of our interview with Francis Benali, we spoke about:
- 20 years at Southampton and the secrets to his consistency over the years
- Growing up with Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier: Who was better?
- How close was he to becoming Southampton manager alongside Le Tissier in 2005?
Plus Francis picks his three standout Southampton players from the 2019/20 season.
Beyond The Athlete - Michael Duberry: The Art of Leadership, Chelsea stories, Love for Leeds United, executive coaching and more
In this episode with Michael Duberry, we spoke about:
- His business Made Leaders and why footballers have so many skills that can be adopted by the business world
- Growing up at Chelsea: Hoddle, Gullit, Vialli and more
- Being a part of that special Leeds United team of the early 2000s
- Making strides as an executive coach
- Are black coaches being given enough opportunities in football?
Beyond The Athlete: Frank Nouble & Theo Robinson from 'The Ball Don't Lie'
In this special episode with the boys from 'The Ball Don't Lie', we spoke about:
- The situation at Colchester United and missing out on promotion
- Being out of contract, next moves and implications on the family
- Breaking through at Chelsea and Watford respectively
- Importance of timing in football
- Sol Campbell at Southend United
- All about 'The Ball Don't Lie' and plans for the future
- Other business ventures
Beyond The Athlete - Aaron Pierre: THAT screamer vs Bristol City, playing vs Liverpool, the power of positive thinking, Ketone supplement business, Fulham, Wycombe and more
In this episode with Aaron Pierre, we spoke about:
- Successive player of the season awards at Northampton and Shrewsbury
- Last season's FA Cup run, THAT goal vs Bristol City and playing vs Liverpool
- His involvement in a new ketone supplement business
- The power of positive thinking
- Why players should be thinking about life after football as soon as possible
Beyond The Athlete - Fraser Franks: Being forced to retire at 28, why players need to be better with their money and how his consultancy business is helping young players
This week we had Fraser Franks on the pod. We spoke about:
- Why players need to be better with their finances and not be pressured into maintaining the 'footballer image'
- The heart condition that forced him to retire at 28
- Feeling anxiety while growing up at Chelsea's academy
- Launching his sports consultancy business
- Giant killing exploits in the FA Cup
- Racism in the dressing room and how players like Jobi McAnuff were integral to stamping it out
Beyond The Athlete - Linvoy Primus: Becoming a Portsmouth cult hero, playing under Harry Redknapp, Alan Pardew, Paul Merson, his Christian charity Faith & Football and more
In this episode with Linvoy Primus, we spoke about:
- Playing in THAT Portsmouth team under Harry Redknapp
- How becoming a Christian kickstarted his career
- His long-lasting relationship with Alan Pardew
- Growing up and Charlton Athletic, Barnet and a difficult changing room at Reading FC
- Having a stand named after him, his charity work and MBE
Beyond The Athlete - Kevin George (Pt 2): Growing up at West Ham, Charlton, why clubs are losing players due to neglect and the importance of investing emotional currency in players
In part two of our interview with Kevin George we spoke about:
- Growing up at West Ham’s Academy of football
- Playing at Charlton and falling out of the game
- Why clubs are losing players due to neglect
- The importance of coaches investing emotional currency in players and how Sir Alex Ferguson and Michael Beale did this so effectively
Beyond The Athlete - Kevin George (Pt 1): Racism, tokenism and holding people accountable, the birth of Soccology and the importance of emotional literacy
In part one of our chat Kevin George, author of Soccology, we spoke about:
- Why not being prepared emotionally caused him to drop out of the professional game
- How he got into psychotheraphy
- The birth of Soccology, the book and the eSchool
- Racism, tokenism and holding people accountable
- Praise for Jason Roberts and Rhian Brewster
Beyond The Athlete: Steve Zakuani - Earning David Beckham's respect, legendary status at Seattle Sounders, building up the next generation with Kingdom Hope, Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg and more
Steve Zakuani joined us on the Beyond The Athlete podcast this week. In an inspirational chat, he spoke about:
- Growing up at Arsenal
- Learning from teenage mistakes
- The journey to becoming a @SoundersFC legend
- Earning David Beckham's respect
- Friendship with Thierry Henry and Freddie Ljungberg
- Horror tackle that curtailed his career and forgiving the perpetrator
- Leadership
- How his organisation Kingdom Hope is touching the lives of the next generation
Beyond The Athlete: Shaun Stevens - College tales with Rio Ferdinand & Clinton Morrison, life under Sam Allardyce and building his insurance company
Shaun Stevens sat down on the Beyond The Athlete Podcast to talk about:
- College tales with Rio Ferdinand, Jody Morris, Clinton Morrison and MC Harvey
- Growing up at Arsenal and Milwall
- Life under Sam Allardyce
- Launching his insurance company
- Why footballers need to think about life after their career NOW
Beyond The Athlete - Joel Grant: His fitness brand, playing vs Messi and the REAL reason why he left Exeter City to join Plymouth Argyle
Joel Grant sits down with us to talk about his health & wellness brand, playing Messi and the REAL reason why he left Exeter City to join Devon rivals Plymouth Argyle. We also spoke about the community work that saw him named the PFA Player in the Community Award 2020
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