Episode 55 - Owen Slot
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What turned team GB from the under-achievers of Atlanta 96 to the nation that punched above their weight at both London 2012 and Rio 2016? Was it as simple as just throwing lottery money at it? OWEN SLOT (The Times) says not in his excellent book THE TALENT LAB. Money has helped but there is so much more that has been done including finding athletes who exhibit psychopathic tendencies. All this discussed in the latest episode. Hit download to make sure you don't miss out on future episodes and follow us on Twitter @SportsBookPod for more details.
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