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
75 Jan Blokhuijsen – Speed skating Olympic Champion
“On the ice it’s a battle.” Jan Blokhuijsen was part of the Netherlands team that won the men’s speed skating team pursuit event at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. On this week’s Best in the World with Ri…
00:36:09 |
Wed 26 Jul 2017
74 Misty Hyman – Swimming Olympic Champion
Want to know how mathematics and science can help you to succeed at swimming? Olympic champion Misty Hyman tells us about her winning formula on this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr pocast…
00:48:01 |
Wed 19 Jul 2017
73 Natasha Watley – Softball Olympic Champion
Natasha Watley was part of the United States softball team that won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics. On this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr, Natasha talks about the difficulty o…
00:33:27 |
Wed 12 Jul 2017
72 Jonny Moseley – Moguls Olympic Champion
Freestyle skiing Olympic Champion Jonny Moseley joins us on this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr.Jonny took gold in the moguls event in the Nagano games in 1998. He missed out on a medal i…
00:40:28 |
Wed 05 Jul 2017
71 Phillip Dutton – Eventing Olympic Champion
Phillip Dutton is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in team eventing.The equestrian rider won at the 1996 and 2000 games. Last year at Rio he got his first individual medal, earning bronze.Phillip is …
00:30:17 |
Wed 28 Jun 2017
70 Jochem Uytdehaage – Speed skating Olympic Champion
In 2002 Jochem Uytdehaage broke World Records in the 5km and 10km speed skating events to win two gold medals.This week he is our guest on the Best in the World with Richard Parr.The Dutch skater tal…
00:36:20 |
Wed 21 Jun 2017
69 Charlotte Kalla – Cross-country skiing Olympic Champion
Our first cross-country skiers on the Best in the World with Richard Parr is considered one of the greatest of all time. Charlotte Kalla won gold in the 10km freestyle event at the 2010 Vancouver ga…
00:37:04 |
Wed 14 Jun 2017
68 Theresa Zabell – Sailing Olympic Champion
Theresa Zabell won Sailing gold in the 470 class at both the 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Theresa is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. The 5-time World Champion now r…
00:36:17 |
Wed 07 Jun 2017
67 Katerina Stefanidi - Pole Vault Olympic Champion
2016 Pole Vault Olympic Champion Katerina Stefanidi joins us on this edition of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. Katerina talks about her husband being her coach, what they changed ahead of …
00:34:21 |
Wed 31 May 2017
66 Kelly Clark – Snowboarding Olympic Champion
Kelly Clark won gold in the halfpipe at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The snowboarder explains on this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr why she is just as proud of her two br…
00:43:34 |
Wed 24 May 2017
65 Michelle Carter – Shot Put Olympic Champion
With her last throw in the competition Michelle Carter became the Olympic Shot Put Champion in Rio de Janeiro last year. Michelle relives that moment on this week’s Best in the World with Richard Pa…
00:33:53 |
Wed 17 May 2017
64 Joe Jacobi - Olympic Canoeing Champion
In 1992, Joe Jacobi became an Olympic Champion canoeist. Along with Scott Strausbaugh, they claimed gold in the C-2 event in Barcelona. They were the first American team to capture gold in whitewater…
01:04:44 |
Tue 09 May 2017
63 Nicola Thost – Snowboarding Olympic Champion
Nicola Thost was the first snowboarding Olympic Champion in the women’s halfpipe. Thost won gold at the Nagano games in 1998. The German is this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richard Pa…
00:31:09 |
Tue 02 May 2017
62 Emma Snowsill – Triathlon Olympic Champion
In 2008 Emma Snowsill became the Olympic Champion in triathlon and is this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. The former World Champion explains to Richard how she got started …
00:47:08 |
Tue 25 Apr 2017
61 Lenny Krayzelburg – Swimming Olympic Champion
Lenny Krayzelburg won three gold medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 100 metres and 200 metres backstroke, along with the 4x100m medley. He also claimed another swimming gold in the medley fo…
00:45:01 |
Tue 18 Apr 2017
60 Callum Skinner - Track Cycling Olympic Champion
Track Cycling Olympic Champion Callum Skinner joins us on the Best in the World with Richard Parr this week.Callum took gold as part of the British team that won the Team Sprint at the 2016 games in …
00:45:01 |
Wed 12 Apr 2017
59 Annie Vernon – Rowing World Champion
Annie Vernon is a two-time World Champion rower and is this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. We find out what Annie is up to since retiring from the sport and how she was abl…
00:31:09 |
Tue 04 Apr 2017
58 Connor Fields – BMX Olympic Champion
Connor Fields is one of two men in the World with an Olympic Gold medal in BMX racing. We hear about Connor’s story on this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr. We hear about how Connor began…
00:41:48 |
Tue 28 Mar 2017
57 Chad Hedrick – Speed skating Olympic Champion
This week we are inspired by the 2006 Olympic speed skating Champion Chad Hedrick on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. Chad talks to Richard about using what he learned as a champion athlete …
00:22:01 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
56 Rebecca Soni – Swimming Olympic Champion
Rebecca Soni won six Olympic swimming medals, three of them Gold. She won four World Championship golds. The American also broke World records in the 100 metres breaststroke, 200 metres and 4x100 met…
00:48:01 |
Tue 14 Mar 2017
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