Sports Life Stories (2012)

Season 1

Sporting legends speak honestly and candidly about their careers, giving a fascinating insight into the mindset required to reach the very top of their game.

Released Oct. 23, 2012 Episode 45 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.career, tmdb.sports, tmdb.biography, imdb.sports-documentary, imdb.champion, imdb.british, imdb.sportswoman + 5 more, imdb.sportsman, imdb.retrospective, imdb.archive-footage, imdb.professional-sports, imdb.three-word-title

Network: ITV4

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

6.9

/16/

Trakt

/2/

TMDb

Tim MacKenzie-Smith
Director

Ronnie O'Sullivan
Self

Jimmy White
Self

Eric Bristow
Self

Wayne Mardle
Self

Keith Deller
Self

Phil Taylor
Self

Bobby George
Self (archive footage)

John Lowe
Self (archive footage)

S1E1 - Barry McGuigan

Former world featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan discusses his life inside the ring, and how he became one of the most high-profile figures in Northern Ireland during a difficult time for the country.

Oct. 23, 2012, midnight

S1E2 - Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas was the first Welshman to get a 100 caps, captained the British and Irish Lions, and led Wales to their first Six Nations Grand Slam in 27 years. He also became the one of the first major British sports star to come out as gay.

Oct. 30, 2012, midnight

S1E3 - Ronnie O'Sullivan

Ronnie O’Sullivan is widely considered to be one of the most gifted and talented players in the history of the sport. The Englishman has won the world championship on four occasions so far in his career, and amassed a total of 24 ranking titles. But ‘The Rocket’ also has a reputation for being one of the most controversial players on the tour.

Nov. 6, 2012, midnight

S1E4 - Dame Kelly Holmes

Nov. 13, 2012, midnight

S1E5 - Lawrence Dallaglio

Nov. 20, 2012, midnight

S1E6 - Amir Khan

Nov. 27, 2012, midnight

S1E7 - Fabrice Muamba

In this edition, former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba talks about how he was at the centre of one of the most extraordinary sports stories of the year. He describes how he felt that day last March when he suffered a heart attack on the pitch during a live televised FA Cup match.

Dec. 4, 2012, midnight

S1E8 - Brian Lara

The West Indies cricketer talks about his career as one of the greatest batsman in the history of the game. With contributions from Clive Lloyd, Alex Stewart and Michael Vaughan.

Dec. 11, 2012, midnight

ITV4

45 min/ep

1080 min

Oct. 23, 2012

April 14, 2015, midnight

Canceled