Ep 04 · Athlete · 18 Jun 2026 · 70 min
Niall.
Kept competing on a knee three surgeons told him to retire
Watch · 70 min
The conversation
Four years of borrowed time, a body invoiced in instalments, and the ranking points that were never going to be enough. On knowing the ending and walking towards it anyway.
No questions were sent in advance. Niall held a full veto on every section after recording. Nothing was pitched.
Chapters
- 00:00The injection before a match
- 13:20A childhood organised around one thing
- 30:00The consultation he ignored
- 48:45His mother's version
- 61:30Life at thirty-one