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Tanni Grey-Thompson -  Part 1

Tanni Grey-Thompson - Part 1

Released Monday, 1st April 2024
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Tanni Grey-Thompson -  Part 1

Tanni Grey-Thompson - Part 1

Tanni Grey-Thompson -  Part 1

Tanni Grey-Thompson - Part 1

Monday, 1st April 2024
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Baroness Tanni-Grey Thompson is one of Britain’s most successful athletes, having won 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 golds. Since retiring, she’s transferred her drive to a different arena, the House of Lords. 

In part one of our conversation, we discuss where her positive attitude comes from and explore how she’s achieved such remarkable success throughout her life. We discuss how she has learnt not to react to the steady stream of prejudice she faces and she also refers to the action movie Under Siege, a first for the podcast...

Part two of our conversation is out on Thursday 4th April. 

This episode is produced by Red Bicycle. 

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