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Aug 2019
1h 16m

How To Make A Champion (Part I)

PROFESSOR ROSS TUCKER AND MIKE FINCH
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Prof. Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch delve into the real facts and stats behind what makes a world class sportsman or woman. Find out if when and where you are born can make a difference to sporting success, whether practice really makes perfect, how early to specialise and if your youngster has what it takes to become one of the elites.

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