Federer, Brady, Ronaldo, Williams: the era of the age-defying athlete
How do athletes like Tom Brady, Cristiano Ronaldo and the Williams sisters stay so good?
From Roger Federer and the Williams sisters to Cristiano Ronaldo and Phil Mickelson, it seems age is just a number for sport鈥檚 growing band of golden oldies.
In this week鈥檚 podcast, Sarah, Dan and Nesta explore the reasons behind this remarkable trend with former Olympian and sports scientist Greg Whyte.
We're joined by New York Times tennis writer Ben Rothenberg at Wimbledon where the average age of players is higher than ever.
We assess the controversial diet of 43-year-old NFL superstar Tom Brady.
And we talk motherhood and medals with British distance runner Jo Pavey, who鈥檚 still pounding the track at the age of 47.
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