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 techniques, nutrition, relationships, sacrifices, mental health, time management, home environment and much more. Richard wants to know what they do so we can improve our own lives. Connect with Richard on social media @richard_parr.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2018
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 this podcast Gregor reveals what made him take a bre…
00:33:00 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
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 Parr, Brooke describes being bullied at school aft…
00:48:59 |
Thu 07 Dec 2017
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 from the sport at the start of 2017. The Canadian…
00:25:44 |
Thu 30 Nov 2017
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 Olympics, Jasey-Jay Anderson changed his perspective. …
00:45:58 |
Thu 23 Nov 2017
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 E.J. Harnden, Brad led Canada to a gold medal at…
00:33:41 |
Thu 16 Nov 2017
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 in Hawaii. On this week’s Best in the World with…
00:36:58 |
Wed 08 Nov 2017
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 journey to becoming number one, the moment it happened…
00:40:38 |
Thu 02 Nov 2017
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 Richard Parr. The Canadian reveals what it was like t…
00:41:14 |
Thu 26 Oct 2017
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 World Snooker Championship for the first time. Foll…
00:37:01 |
Thu 19 Oct 2017
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 Best in the World with Richard Parr. The Liverp…
00:31:27 |
Thu 12 Oct 2017
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 this revealing interview, Antonio talks about how …
00:33:00 |
Thu 05 Oct 2017
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 oldest person to win an alpine skiing gold medal in th…
00:34:15 |
Wed 27 Sep 2017
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 did differently, after losing to Ken Shamrock, to …
00:33:24 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
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 shares her story on this week’s Best in the World with…
00:35:34 |
Thu 14 Sep 2017
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 disappointment at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Cat won …
00:38:35 |
Wed 06 Sep 2017
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 in the World with Richard Parr podcast. The Americ…
01:06:00 |
Thu 31 Aug 2017
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, Jorrit gives his side of the story on why he wit…
00:33:57 |
Thu 24 Aug 2017
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 the World with Richard Parr. As well as being a c…
00:39:24 |
Wed 16 Aug 2017
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 Richard Parr. John talks about becoming the first play…
00:33:35 |
Wed 09 Aug 2017
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 to them becoming Olympic Champions at the 2000 Sy…
00:38:04 |
Wed 02 Aug 2017
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