Freddie Flintoff

Eddie Hearn: No Passion, No Point

BBC

Sports, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 867 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

One of the World’s best-known sports promoters Eddie Hearn chats to some of the biggest names in sport, entertainment and business. This series includes in-depth interviews with Gary Lineker, Maya Jama and Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie learns about their passions, what gets them up in the morning, and how they dealt with the world grinding to halt this year.

In the last episode of the series, Eddie is joined by cricket legend Freddie Flintoff. Flintoff and Eddie talk about the impressions they had of each other before meeting, Freddie’s move into the media through Top Gear and A League Of Their Own, and his desire to coach at the highest level of cricket.

Flintoff also discusses his struggles with injuries, depression and bulimia during his cricket career.

Organisations offering help and support for the issues discussed in this programme can be found at bbc.co.uk/actionline Eating Disorders - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2DRkg4JC7SLT3B7hlrn6DKN/information-and-support-eating-disorders Mental Health - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1NGvFrTqWChr03LrYlw2Hkk/information-and-support-mental-health

No Passion, No Point is produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies, and is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 5 Live. Listen now on BBC Sounds.

Transcript

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0:55.8	My name's Eddie Hearn and this is no passion no point.
1:04.0	Well this is it. This is the final episode.
1:11.0	Can't lie, a little bit of relief because I want to get back to my real job now, but I've really, really enjoyed it.
1:17.0	You know, 2020 has been a tough year for everybody, but getting a chance to speak to these people selfishly has given me inspiration and made me understand what it takes to continue to be successful.
1:29.0	And remember, success can mean so many different things.
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