Ian Botham and Mike Brearley on cricket mind games
A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT · A LOAD OF BS ON SPORT
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Show Notes
Two old friends reunite for an unique conversation as we kick off a new mini-series for BS on Sport today exploring partnerships and what makes them great.
Today is a pretty damn good opener as yin and yang partnerships go. We have a huge treat as we are talking to 2 icons of British sport, certainly of the cricket world; Mike Brearley and Lord Botham of Ravensworth, otherwise known as Ian Botham.
The pair have never been interviewed like this together, so this is an unique listen.
Show notes
- The captain-player relationship
- Competitiveness, confidence, and calmness in high performance
- Experiences of fame and pressures on cricket families
- Contrasts with today’s modern sports psychology emphasis
- Reflections on their careers vs. the modern era of T20 cricket & central contracts
- Lasting camaraderie and mutual respect between players of their era
- Transitioning away from cricket into new fields in later life
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