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2016
We know she is tough - she came back from a broken neck. We know she is the greatest - she has won more world titles than any other female cyclist. But what drives Anna Meares?
In this episode, basketballer Luc Longley goes off the record with Bruce McAvaney to share his best moments, from winning three NBA championships to playing for the Australian Boomers.
Jessica Fox's run to Rio will be an entirely different story- one that she shares with Bruce McAvaney in this episode.
Dylan Alcott and Ellie Cole, two enigmatic young Australians, share their story with Bruce McAvaney in a special episode of Paralympians.
In this extraordinary interview for Olympians: Off the Record, Cate and Bronte Campbell reveal a heartrending layer of the Campbell family story, and what motivates them for Rio 2016.
Lauren Jackson takes stock on her illustrious basketball career in a raw and emotional interview with Jackson led the Opals to Olympic medals from 2000 to 2012, but injury extinguished the Rio dream.
In candid interviews with Bruce McAveny, 12 Australian olympians reveal what happens when there are no personal bests left to chase and what, if anything, replaces the euphoria of elite sport.
In candid interviews with Bruce McAveny, 12 Australian olympians reveal what happens when there are no personal bests left to chase and what, if anything, replaces the euphoria of elite sport.
We know the name Nova Peris, but how much do we really know about this extraordinary Australian who has been a pioneer on the hockey pitch, the athletics track and in Australian Parliament?
In this tell-all interview with Bruce McAvaney, Matthew Mitcham shares his defining moments, and the devastating struggles.
After burying his baby son, Scott McGrory faced an ultimatum: ride at the Sydney Olympics, or have nothing. Meanwhile, Brett Aitken had a young daughter so desperately ill that she couldn't cheer out loud.
Susie O'Neill was the poster girl for the Sydney Olympics. But in the race that mattered most, she failed to deliver. Now she opens up for the first time.
Chantelle Newbery reached dizzying heights as Australia's first female diving gold medallist; before life began to turn against her. Chantelle sits down with Bruce McAvaney in a revealing episode.
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