Squash Player Podcast
Squash Player Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to the Squash Player Magazine Podcast – where the game’s biggest names go beyond the court.
Produced by Squash Player Magazine – the world’s leading squash publication since 1971 – this podcast brings you in-depth, in-person conversations with the athletes, thinkers and pioneers shaping the sport.
We explore what drives performance, how greatness is built, and what squash reveals about the people who play it.
🎧 New episodes monthly
🎥 Watch on YouTube | 📖 Read at squashplayer.com
Real stories. No lets. Just squash.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as athletic performance, personal growth, and the mental aspects of the sport, with episodes delving into topics like the pressures of legacy, personal stories of overcoming challenges, and the impact of family and faith on an athlete's life, exemplified by the first episode featuring Ali Farag discussing his journey and values.
Welcome to the Squash Player Magazine Podcast – where the game’s biggest names go beyond the court.
Produced by Squash Player Magazine – the world’s leading squash publication since 1971 – this podcast brings you in-depth, in-person conversations with the athletes, thinkers and pioneers shaping the sport.
We explore what drives performance, how greatness is built, and what squash reveals about the people who play it.
🎧 New episodes monthly
🎥 Watch on YouTube | 📖 Read at squashplayer.com
Real stories. No lets. Just squash.
Laura Massaro is one of England’s greatest ever squash players — a World Champion, 2x British Open winner, World No.1 and a competitor defined by relentless standards and mental toughness.
In this episode of the Squash Player Podcast, Laura reflects on the unseen side of elite success: the pressure of expectation, the emotional cost of chasing perfection, developing her persona, competing against two of the greatest ever (Nicol David and Nour El Sherbini) and how her relationship with squash has evolved since retiring from the professional tour.
We talk about the difference between winning and fulfilment, how injuries and burnout reshaped her mindset and why walking away from the tour wasn’t the end of her connection to the sport — but the start of a healthier one.
Laura also opens up about identity after sport, learning to let go of control, and what she wishes she had understood earlier in her career.
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