:00:10. > :00:15.Northern Ireland may be a small part of the world but it has given sport
:00:16. > :00:24.some of its most iconic heroes. A legendary footballer. Best! A trio
:00:25. > :00:30.of major winners. The greatest jump jockey of all time. A boxer who
:00:31. > :00:33.conquered the world. Barry McGuigan is the champions not white and the
:00:34. > :00:38.first game of athletics. Now for the first time, Northern Ireland will
:00:39. > :00:52.give us the Sports Personality of the world.
:00:53. > :01:02.Hello, and welcome to Belfast. It looks good. I wonder whose name is
:01:03. > :01:10.going to be on there this time? There is Lewis Hamilton, last year
:01:11. > :01:14.'s winner, from Glasgow. Good evening and welcome to the BBC
:01:15. > :01:22.Sports Personality of the Year 2014. Hello, Glasgow. CHEERING
:01:23. > :01:30.The winner of Young Sports Personality of the Year, Claudia
:01:31. > :01:37.Fragapane. I'd like to thank everybody for your support. The
:01:38. > :01:42.Helen Rollason Award goes to the competitors from the Invictus Games.
:01:43. > :01:47.Team of the Year, the England women's Rugby union team. Testament
:01:48. > :01:53.to where the sport is now stuck the lifetime achievement award, so Chris
:01:54. > :01:57.Lloyd. I feel like the luckiest guy around -- so Chris Lloyd. You lack
:01:58. > :02:03.the winner, Lewis Hamilton. -- so Chris
:02:04. > :02:14.I feel so fortunate, thank you so much. I am here to guide you through
:02:15. > :02:17.the final contenders for the Sports Personality of the Year 2015. And
:02:18. > :02:25.tell you how your votes are going to help determine who is crowned Sports
:02:26. > :02:29.Personality of the Year. The 12 contenders will be welcomed to the
:02:30. > :02:34.red carpet at Titanic Belfast on Sunday, for what is one of the most
:02:35. > :02:37.talked about sports awards in the world. It has been an outstanding 12
:02:38. > :02:40.months for British sports achievement. Let us make the
:02:41. > :02:46.contenders enough about the girl order. Gold, Lizzie Armitstead. She
:02:47. > :02:51.has done it again. Her second world title. Gold again. Chris Froome is
:02:52. > :02:57.Britain's first two-time winner. Tyson Fury. Great Britain have done
:02:58. > :03:07.it! Peaty wins gold. Rutherford takes gold. Winning the treble. Max
:03:08. > :03:11.Whitlock, the world champion! That is the complete list. Now let's get
:03:12. > :03:18.to know them better, starting with three amazing women. Ladies first!
:03:19. > :03:21.We start with the letter A, four Armistead, Lizzie Armitstead, the
:03:22. > :03:29.pride of Yorkshire, who confirmed her status as the best road rider in
:03:30. > :03:34.women's cycling. When I'm on my bike I feel like it's the only place
:03:35. > :03:37.where I can switch off. I am obviously so focused and
:03:38. > :03:43.professional when I'm on my bike but at the same time it is the place
:03:44. > :03:47.when I feel most alive. This is Lizzie on her first bike. She'll be
:03:48. > :03:53.embarrassed to see it, but historical record! The start of her
:03:54. > :03:56.cycling career. She was talent spotted, athletically gifted, she
:03:57. > :04:01.came into cycling very committed to cycling as a sport. I came home that
:04:02. > :04:08.night and she said that, I am going to be riding, cycling for Great
:04:09. > :04:13.Britain. I said, oh. I think you are being a bit optimistic. But her mind
:04:14. > :04:18.was made up. I was one of those people who was good at all sports
:04:19. > :04:20.but not the best at anything. Why was the best at cycling and that's
:04:21. > :04:28.what I learned to love about it, I love winning. They still call it the
:04:29. > :04:32.Hill of tears because things didn't work out in training and she threw
:04:33. > :04:36.her bike on the floor and said that she's no good at cycling and it
:04:37. > :04:41.still sticks in my mind, that is the Hill of tears, where it nearly
:04:42. > :04:47.ended. She has a great family, well spoken, good family values. She hops
:04:48. > :04:54.on the bike and then you seek this element of competitiveness, this
:04:55. > :05:01.competitive streak, this Yorkshire thing. Furious, anyway. There really
:05:02. > :05:06.is an element, toughness in Lizzie, it's impressive. COMMENTATOR: What a
:05:07. > :05:10.finish we are going to have, a cliffhanger in the women's road
:05:11. > :05:16.race, she still has a chance of the world title with one of the half
:05:17. > :05:20.kilometres to go. She has a real poker face, she gives nothing away.
:05:21. > :05:24.She almost stares at the other riders, she's quite intimidating
:05:25. > :05:28.when she wants to be. Lizzie Armitstead is going for it. She
:05:29. > :05:33.hasn't quite managed to make the gap she was looking for on the climb. On
:05:34. > :05:37.a course like that you have one or two attacks and that's it. A couple
:05:38. > :05:42.of bullets in the gun and then when you have fired them, that's it. You
:05:43. > :05:47.have to tie and when to make the effort. They are lining up behind
:05:48. > :05:50.Armistead, thinking she is the threat. She has to choose the right
:05:51. > :05:55.moment. She has to ensure that this is her golden moment. People talk
:05:56. > :06:02.about the bloc should you have and you can only chip away at it so many
:06:03. > :06:07.times in the race -- this block of sugar. You have to know when to use
:06:08. > :06:12.it and I suppose in Richmond I finally got it right. The sprint is
:06:13. > :06:15.on and Armistead is coming towards the front. 50 metres to go and
:06:16. > :06:19.Lizzie Armitstead is leaving for Great Britain. The war is the line,
:06:20. > :06:26.gold for Great Britain and Lizzie Armitstead! She is the champion of
:06:27. > :06:30.the world. When I dreamt of becoming the world champion, I dreamt of
:06:31. > :06:35.having my hands in the air, the money shot, everybody does it in
:06:36. > :06:39.training. When I did it in Richmond, it was like a cliff edge, I was
:06:40. > :06:45.focused so much on the process. I went over the line and it was like,
:06:46. > :06:48.I've done it. That was a perfectly timed sprint and Lizzie Armitstead
:06:49. > :06:53.will be wearing the yellow jersey for the next 12 months. That joy,
:06:54. > :06:58.the expression of joy when you achieve something of that magnitude,
:06:59. > :07:03.people react in different ways, don't they? I think it was totally
:07:04. > :07:12.authentic. Really one of the best female cyclists we have. For the
:07:13. > :07:17.first time since 1966, England had a football team that left their World
:07:18. > :07:25.Cup with honours, thanks partly to the talents of one very special
:07:26. > :07:30.lioness, Lucy Bronze. As soon as she could walk she had a ball at her
:07:31. > :07:36.feet. She wanted to play football all the time. I don't think she ever
:07:37. > :07:41.really thought that she is playing with boys and girls, she just wanted
:07:42. > :07:48.to play football. Anyone want an autograph? Have you got your pens
:07:49. > :07:52.and eat? I didn't know if girls played football -- pens handy. I
:07:53. > :08:01.just loved playing football, playing it as a sport, as a hobby.
:08:02. > :08:08.Photographs as well. They used to come and call for her, they used to
:08:09. > :08:17.come and play. I have not been back since seven years ago. There is a
:08:18. > :08:20.steely determination in their eyes. Performances in the World Cup, it
:08:21. > :08:24.showed why she is one of the best right backs in the world. She wants
:08:25. > :08:29.to lead by example in terms of her energy and passion and her will to
:08:30. > :08:34.win, and very infectious between the rest of the squad. Jill Scott takes
:08:35. > :08:39.the touch, couldn't get the shot away, maybe Bronze will. Oh, yes! An
:08:40. > :08:48.absolute belter. For her to score the winning goal, we were shouting
:08:49. > :08:53.at the telly "Shoot", knowing that she always passes it to somebody
:08:54. > :09:03.else. What a strike! Has Lucy Bronze struck gold? It didn't seem right
:09:04. > :09:07.that I scored it now. You pick your moments and every player has them,
:09:08. > :09:12.at some time in the World Cup, or the next few years, and that was
:09:13. > :09:17.definitely Lucy Bronze. Here comes the England free kick looking for
:09:18. > :09:21.Bronze. It's two! What a start by England, she's done it again. That's
:09:22. > :09:27.probably a special memory, getting us to the semifinal with that goal
:09:28. > :09:32.was fantastic. Into the penalty area, it is off the bar and the
:09:33. > :09:37.referee has given it, it's a goal. Oh, no! England are out. Every
:09:38. > :09:41.player was absolutely heartbroken. Mark stood up in front of us and
:09:42. > :09:46.said we had to pull ourselves together. Playing Germany, who we'd
:09:47. > :09:52.never beaten before, let alone beating them in a tournament.
:09:53. > :09:56.England have completed their most successful World Cup finals ever.
:09:57. > :10:01.That was almost as good as winning the World Cup for us, beating
:10:02. > :10:04.Germany. Coming home with the bronze medal and being the most successful
:10:05. > :10:10.England team since 1966, a very special moment for us. I feel like a
:10:11. > :10:15.footballer now, I'm not a student, or just my mum's daughter, although
:10:16. > :10:18.she is proud of me. Everybody knows us as football is ultimately and
:10:19. > :10:26.that is what we set out to do. I didn't know you had that, I think I
:10:27. > :10:31.just left it at home. Normal. I'm going to get emotional now because
:10:32. > :10:36.it is the joy when she's playing, playing with people like that, you
:10:37. > :10:42.can just see that she wants to play. To have her recognised in the street
:10:43. > :10:47.is great but I think the same as Lucy, it isn't about her, it's about
:10:48. > :10:51.the sport and about being accepted that because you are a girl, it
:10:52. > :11:01.doesn't mean you can't do anything, you can do whatever you want to do.
:11:02. > :11:07.And finally to the Golden girl of athletics who needs no introduction.
:11:08. > :11:19.Or does she? Jess Ennis. You see there is this... I don't know. She's
:11:20. > :11:23.a freak. I don't think I'm a freak! For anyone who has just had a baby,
:11:24. > :11:28.her body has gone through an extraordinary thing for nine months,
:11:29. > :11:33.growing the baby and giving birth, I couldn't imagine even going back and
:11:34. > :11:38.doing sport on a normal levels so quickly as she went to doing it on
:11:39. > :11:43.elite level. 13 months after giving birth, not many people, and I don't
:11:44. > :11:47.think I gave her a fighting chance. As soon as she arrives, I think the
:11:48. > :11:51.others look at her and think oh no, she is here. Jessica Ennis-Hill
:11:52. > :11:58.getting her welcome as the Olympic champion. To come back, where do you
:11:59. > :12:01.start with the motivation? Quite a few times over the winter when I
:12:02. > :12:10.honestly felt it was too much, I wondered what I'm doing. I've got a
:12:11. > :12:14.little baby that I'm taking care of. I thought, why am I doing this, is
:12:15. > :12:18.this what I want to do? The biggest adjustment I think she would have
:12:19. > :12:24.needed to make is realising that her body wasn't going to perform the way
:12:25. > :12:26.she wanted it to instantly. Jess Ennis-Hill, then, trailing the Dutch
:12:27. > :12:32.athlete by distance, but coming through to take it. A little bit
:12:33. > :12:37.slow in her opening events. It is delving into the unknown, it was a
:12:38. > :12:41.brand-new Jessica Ennis-Hill. You are dealing with lots of different
:12:42. > :12:47.things, affecting the body at a whole. I was in a position to give
:12:48. > :12:52.it a really good shot, but I felt a feeling of, I'm leaving my baby for
:12:53. > :12:57.the first time, for two weeks, which was a difficult thing to do. She is
:12:58. > :13:03.a committed and dedicated mum, but she's also an athlete on a mission.
:13:04. > :13:08.186, the same height she cleared in the Olympics. Oh, yes. She got over
:13:09. > :13:11.4000 points on the first ANC was leading, which is a superb
:13:12. > :13:16.performance. We thought, this is making it interesting. It is one of
:13:17. > :13:20.those championships when I was feeling older, my body was a bit
:13:21. > :13:24.more tired and needed some more attention and care. Second round for
:13:25. > :13:29.the Olympic champion. That's fantastic! I watched Jess very
:13:30. > :13:37.closely when she's competing, she doesn't give much away. But you see
:13:38. > :13:41.this... I don't know, everything is happening in fast forward, but she
:13:42. > :13:47.remains in real-time. Olympic champion in 2012, and then she took
:13:48. > :13:51.a break and now she comes back to win her second world title. Jessica
:13:52. > :13:58.Ennis-Hill, back on top of the world. I'm sure they will be many
:13:59. > :14:01.mums out there who are saying, what the hell have you been eating
:14:02. > :14:09.because I wouldn't mind a bit of that. How has she done that? It's
:14:10. > :14:12.incredible. It really is incredible. You can see it in great sports
:14:13. > :14:18.people, the ability to drive themselves forward. That's
:14:19. > :14:21.perfectionist mindset. I was away from my baby for two weeks but I
:14:22. > :14:27.achieved this amazing thing that I can tell him about, he was a part of
:14:28. > :14:31.this process. To have that one moment again when I was on the
:14:32. > :14:37.podium receiving a gold medal, knowing the journey I've been on.
:14:38. > :14:38.Incredible moment. Will we see it again? Possibly when she has a
:14:39. > :14:50.second one she will do it again! Steady on, Michael! She has the
:14:51. > :14:55.Olympics first. From one trio of superwomen to another one. The
:14:56. > :15:03.winner of last year 's get inspired unsung hero award.
:15:04. > :15:09.Good to see you again. The reaction in the room and around the country
:15:10. > :15:14.was fantastic, wasn't it, do you remember that? This was the award. I
:15:15. > :15:18.noticed, no-one knows where to hold it. I think this is where you hold
:15:19. > :15:22.it. If anyone is doing the award I think you hold it here. Everyone
:15:23. > :15:28.holds it here. It falls over. Excellent. You should be holding
:15:29. > :15:32.that just to show people. I don't it 245 way. Which way? Is that your
:15:33. > :15:39.best place? That is the best place. I learnt the best place because in
:15:40. > :15:44.actual fact I wasn't asked for a box for it. No there wasn't a box. I
:15:45. > :15:49.then asked was there a carrier bag for it? No. I actually went and
:15:50. > :15:55.asked the hotel if they could find something to put it in. They gave me
:15:56. > :16:00.a dustbin liner. I walked through the airport holding it that way.
:16:01. > :16:04.Right. Through the airport in a dustbin liner. We have to get it
:16:05. > :16:09.worked out, guys, haven't we? We have to get a carry home bag. Nice
:16:10. > :16:16.if it says BBC, or something like that. How long have you been doing
:16:17. > :16:20.this now? About six years. 60? 60. 60 years. 43 in Leicestershire.
:16:21. > :16:28.Everyone can swim. Do you feel this way? I would say that there are very
:16:29. > :16:34.few who haven't. Pleasure in water, everybody has the ability to enjoy
:16:35. > :16:40.it. There are a lot of people around like Jill who volunteer and help. I
:16:41. > :16:44.think they are all special. I'm biased. I think Jill is very
:16:45. > :16:48.special. She is a one-off. Do you get anything back from them? Yes. I
:16:49. > :16:53.get the pleasure and enjoyment of doing it. They have given me an
:16:54. > :16:57.extra bit of life because I've seen their achievements and maybe a
:16:58. > :17:04.little bit of it is due to me. Most of it is due to them.
:17:05. > :17:13.Don't you worry, Eddie, we have it sorted. Our next trio range from the
:17:14. > :17:19.biggest to the very smallest. World heavyweight boxing Champion, Fianna
:17:20. > :17:24.Fail, cycling's yellow jersey supremo, Chris Froome and distance
:17:25. > :17:27.dynamo, Mo Farah. COMMENTATOR: Five world titles,
:17:28. > :17:32.simply sensational. Life has changed a lot. It's not about running, it's
:17:33. > :17:36.about life and, you know, I have four beautiful kids and a wife. It's
:17:37. > :17:41.important that you share times with then and you enjoy that moment. It's
:17:42. > :17:45.difficult to juggle with a family life and running. It's what you have
:17:46. > :17:50.to do to be the best athlete in the world. People sometimes asked me
:17:51. > :17:54.requests why you run. I love running. It's what I do and what I'm
:17:55. > :17:57.good after. COMMENTATOR: After that performance
:17:58. > :18:01.tonight, Mo is the greatest sportsman that Britain has ever had.
:18:02. > :18:04.The debate about the greatest of all-time should be something that I
:18:05. > :18:09.think you have when people finish their career. Mo hasn't finished
:18:10. > :18:15.yet. I hope not. If he had finished right now he is in that debate. What
:18:16. > :18:16.he's done over the last few years has created this awe are around
:18:17. > :18:19.himself to the point where the people he is competing against are
:18:20. > :18:23.at a huge disadvantage right from the very beginning. They always
:18:24. > :18:27.start at a disadvantage because they don't believe that they can beat
:18:28. > :18:31.him. This year they try something different and they worked as a team
:18:32. > :18:33.and try to take the sting out of me. You know the other athletes are
:18:34. > :18:36.thinking about nobody else but him in the race. There is only one
:18:37. > :18:41.person they are looking for. They are looking over their shoulder,
:18:42. > :18:46.where is he? What is he doing. There is an intimidation factor, I believe
:18:47. > :18:50.they know from a speed perspective they can't match him. That is a
:18:51. > :18:52.weapon that is deadly. COMMENTATOR: They have thrown
:18:53. > :18:56.everything at him. They have gone hard, very hard, it's not hard
:18:57. > :19:02.enough. They are not good enough. They are not fast enough. Mo Farah
:19:03. > :19:08.is best. Mo Farah is the World Champion again. The Mo Farah that we
:19:09. > :19:14.know and love is there celebrating. I just run! It's not been an easy
:19:15. > :19:19.year for Mo, he let his running ability to do the talking. The
:19:20. > :19:22.allegations around his coach were obviously very difficult period for
:19:23. > :19:29.him and he had to talk to the media. He had to come out and say what he
:19:30. > :19:32.believed in. Obviously, 100% supportive 6 of his coach. Other
:19:33. > :19:37.distractions and things come in the way. Have you to learn to deal with
:19:38. > :19:42.them. Some things you can control, some things you cannot. Things you
:19:43. > :19:47.can control, control it in the way that you can and move op and
:19:48. > :19:52.continue. What Mo did was withdrew, went back to what he knows, and what
:19:53. > :19:59.he could control. That was to train. To push himself to the limit. To
:20:00. > :20:05.make sure that when he entered the Bird's Nest he was going to be a
:20:06. > :20:10.champion, not once, but twice. COMMENTATOR: Mo Farah's striking for
:20:11. > :20:19.Gold again. He takes one. They've got nothing on him. It's a fantastic
:20:20. > :20:23.fight for Farah. Gold again. It was a testament to his stature and
:20:24. > :20:27.ability to go out there and deliver. He has the confidence that can't be
:20:28. > :20:34.matched. It does make me feel amazing. I remember back in the days
:20:35. > :20:43.when we watched Co, Foster, Yvette, a lot of athletes winning medals and
:20:44. > :20:48.breaking records. When he hangs up his running spikes it will be a
:20:49. > :20:54.difficult argument to argue against Mo Farah as being the greatest of
:20:55. > :20:58.all-time. Our next contender conquered the Alps for a second time
:20:59. > :21:06.to get his yellow jersey back. It wasn't an easy ride for Chris Froome
:21:07. > :21:15.and his team. The Tour de France is gruelling. There is no doubt about
:21:16. > :21:19.it. Yes, it's an individual effort, but it's very much a team sport.
:21:20. > :21:25.He's an interesting character, Chris, on the outside he comes
:21:26. > :21:29.across as polite, quite soft, but inside there's a real fighter.
:21:30. > :21:32.There's a real... A real contrast. I think sometimes for some people it
:21:33. > :21:38.comes as a shock when you see that steel in him come out. You just
:21:39. > :21:42.don't expect it. It's what makes him a great competitor.
:21:43. > :21:47.COMMENTATOR: Chris Froome is giving everybody a pasting here on this
:21:48. > :21:52.climb. There were certainly a few people who came out and were getting
:21:53. > :22:04.physical with my team-mates, a few of my team-mates were punched, spat
:22:05. > :22:11.at. I even had urine threw at me. It's hard to understand why we were
:22:12. > :22:14.getting all this negativity. We all understand why people would question
:22:15. > :22:18.a sport like ours given the past. If I was a fan and watching this I
:22:19. > :22:22.would want to be able to trust and think - I can believe what I'm
:22:23. > :22:28.seeing. We all recognise we have a role to play in that. For sure it
:22:29. > :22:33.angered Froome. At the same time, he still kept his head. When he came
:22:34. > :22:38.into the race, you know, I think how he dealt with all those accusations,
:22:39. > :22:41.that really showed his mental side and his character, really. He took
:22:42. > :22:47.it very, very well, managed it very, very well. Not pleasant, but, like I
:22:48. > :22:51.say, I think his calmness and resilience really comes to the fore.
:22:52. > :22:55.You can see it. It's impressive, I must say.
:22:56. > :23:01.COMMENTATOR: Chris Froome is asserting his authority here. Chris
:23:02. > :23:06.had a lead of just over a minute. It was one of the iconic climbs in the
:23:07. > :23:10.Tour de France. That was a long and anxious 40 minutes much he rode the
:23:11. > :23:14.race fantastically well. COMMENTATOR: Chris Froome comes up
:23:15. > :23:19.towards the line. It's a very mixed reaction as Froome crosses the line.
:23:20. > :23:23.Froome was in the form of his life. The team around him was super strong
:23:24. > :23:28.and motivated and determined to do what we could. Rolling into Paris on
:23:29. > :23:33.the last day, just overwhelming. You get this feeling of just huge
:23:34. > :23:36.feeling of accomplishment. It's pretty emotional.
:23:37. > :23:39.COMMENTATOR: Chris Froome is Britain's first two-time winner of
:23:40. > :23:42.the greatest bike race in the world. All of us line up together and cross
:23:43. > :23:48.the line together. It's really nice to do that as a team. It's one of
:23:49. > :23:51.those moments, one of those really special, special moments. Special
:23:52. > :23:55.memories that you'll treasure for the rest of your life. That bit that
:23:56. > :23:58.makes him special you can't see. You can't strip it back and have a look
:23:59. > :24:03.at that. In certain circumstances you see why this guy is the champion
:24:04. > :24:08.that he is. This isn't a yell yellow jersey that will just be dishonoured
:24:09. > :24:12.like the ones in the past. There won't be a question mark as to won
:24:13. > :24:14.the Tour, these results are going to stand. I'm not going to do that to
:24:15. > :24:33.the sport. COMMENTATOR: The winner by a knew
:24:34. > :24:39.man nows decision, from the United Kingdom, the new Heavyweight
:24:40. > :24:46.Champion of the world, Fianna Fail. -- unanimous. Less than a month ago
:24:47. > :24:54.Tyson Fury shook the boxing world by winning the World Heavyweight Title
:24:55. > :25:02.from Wladimir Klitschko who reigned as Champion for 11 years. There have
:25:03. > :25:06.been wide-ranging debates that have divided public opinion and a
:25:07. > :25:10.petition calling for his removal from this programme shortlist in
:25:11. > :25:13.protest. Tyson, however is determined to fight another day.
:25:14. > :25:17.There are two type of characters you can play in boxing. You can play the
:25:18. > :25:22.good guy or the villain. Now, I always played the villain quite
:25:23. > :25:29.good. I'm a good pantomime villain. That's my role I play. I can't stop
:25:30. > :25:35.him I've tried to be behind him and, be quiet. Don't say that. He's like,
:25:36. > :25:39.no, I will do what I want. None of it is in advance. The day before I
:25:40. > :25:44.got a Batman suit and did it. It's over the top. It's in an attempt to
:25:45. > :25:49.get under Klitschko's skin. . Worked. You can say in the build-up
:25:50. > :25:53.to get into people's minds. It's a sport. A bgs welcoming contest. No
:25:54. > :25:59.hard feelings if he beats me or I beat him. I don't hate him. The best
:26:00. > :26:04.man wins on the night. He talked the talk and walked the walk. The sports
:26:05. > :26:08.writers and TV people thought I would get beat he. Bookies,
:26:09. > :26:13.everybody. I was going there there on a hiding to nowhere. Auto would
:26:14. > :26:17.take a beating. I might last the distance if I'm lucky. He showed
:26:18. > :26:21.guts and courage to back up all his words before the fight and then to
:26:22. > :26:25.get in there and execute that game plan. It was amazing to see.
:26:26. > :26:31.COMMENTATOR: Wladimir Klitschko can't work out the unpredictable
:26:32. > :26:36.nature of the Champion in front of him. He used his ring awareness and
:26:37. > :26:39.experience in terms of boxing ability using his jab, range, his
:26:40. > :26:46.timing. Basically, wouldn't stay still. When he got out of the ring,
:26:47. > :26:50.after he'd finished bogsing, he took his boots off he had to cut off a
:26:51. > :26:54.blood blister bigger than his fist. Half of his foot. That shows he was
:26:55. > :26:59.moving so much. While he was moving he was smiling at Klitschko, pulling
:27:00. > :27:05.facing at him. Almost obscene. He got away with it. He did the job.
:27:06. > :27:13.That's important. COMMENTATOR: Tyson Fury makes
:27:14. > :27:17.history. The self-styled Gypsy King is the Heavyweight Champion of the
:27:18. > :27:21.World. # Every moment spent with you
:27:22. > :27:24.# Is a moment I treasure... # I didn't know about any songs. I
:27:25. > :27:28.didn't know he was planning on doing that. I got in the ring, he was
:27:29. > :27:31.crying, I was crying. It was very emotional. Didn't really think of
:27:32. > :27:39.the world watching. It was more just personal. 100% proud of him. I
:27:40. > :27:43.wouldn't change what he's like. I'm the Heavyweight Champion of the
:27:44. > :27:49.world I'm the same person I was when I wasn't just a title. Has it
:27:50. > :27:53.changed me? Into no. Am I the same person I was last month, five years
:27:54. > :27:56.ago, yes. Tough, tough men. Northern Ireland has certainly produced its
:27:57. > :28:01.fair share of all-time greats, for many here the sport is a life blood.
:28:02. > :28:10.For a small place it punches above its weight on the world stage. He's
:28:11. > :28:13.done it. We have a lot of very driven, determined people who are
:28:14. > :28:21.willing to go the extra mile. That's what it's all about. Talent alone is
:28:22. > :28:25.just not enough. You have to have that feeling that you can over
:28:26. > :28:30.achieve and that it can be done # Take me down to the paradise city
:28:31. > :28:37.# Where the grass is pretty # And the girls are pretty
:28:38. > :28:41.# Won't you please take me home... # Everybody on the street is delighted
:28:42. > :28:49.when we have our successes. Boy, have we had our share.
:28:50. > :28:53.COMMENTATOR: The Champion! Northern Ireland, a real chance. He scored.
:28:54. > :29:01.Oh, what a moment for Northern Ireland. Tony McCoy at the 135th
:29:02. > :29:05.attempt he wins the Grand Nationalal. Don't Push It is the
:29:06. > :29:13.winner. I think sport has brought the community of Northern Ireland
:29:14. > :29:22.together. Barry McGuigan winning was fantastic. He had a tough time in
:29:23. > :29:27.Northern Ireland. You always felt that you were the under dog and you
:29:28. > :29:50.felt nothing was impossible. COMMENTATOR: Still Hamilton. Oh!
:29:51. > :29:57.Hi, everyone back home. Let's do this. It's a drag to the line.
:29:58. > :30:02.Jonathan Rea with the rear tyre and the momentum. What a final corner.
:30:03. > :30:16.We didn't see that coming. Fantastic.
:30:17. > :30:21.On the international stage we are proud of where we're from. That
:30:22. > :30:26.proudness has something to do how sports people play as well. The game
:30:27. > :30:30.against Hungary, we used 14 players in the game, 13 are born in Northern
:30:31. > :30:34.Ireland. Our success has come from there.
:30:35. > :30:40.COMMENTATOR: We are heading to France. Being Northern Irish it
:30:41. > :30:44.makes us proud to be able to come home. People preesh appreciate what
:30:45. > :30:45.we've done. Putting a small country like Northern Ireland onto the world
:30:46. > :30:59.map. We are only starting. If you think
:31:00. > :31:04.we are punching above our weight now, wait until you see the next
:31:05. > :31:10.generation coming through. Exclusive clubs of multiple major winners are
:31:11. > :31:15.rare, and our next contenders are no exception. In pole position, Lewis
:31:16. > :31:19.Hamilton. Could he be the first ever to win back-to-back Sports
:31:20. > :31:25.Personality titles? He defended his Formula 1 title in style.
:31:26. > :31:36.RADIO: OK, Lewis, I think you've done it. Lewis Hamilton has won the
:31:37. > :31:43.World Championship! He has the aura of a sporting great. Lewis Hamilton
:31:44. > :31:48.wins the British Grand Prix. On firming his greatness as a driver.
:31:49. > :31:51.What a great season and this is turning out to be full Lewis
:31:52. > :31:58.Hamilton. You could see the swagger and the body language, somebody
:31:59. > :32:07.comfortable in their own skin, their own ability. What Lewis has achieved
:32:08. > :32:12.this year is extraordinary. The first British driver to ever win
:32:13. > :32:15.consecutive World Championships. He is one of two British tribe is to
:32:16. > :32:22.win three titles, the other was Jackie Stewart, 42 years ago and for
:32:23. > :32:27.Lewis, he has equalled Ayrton Senna's record and that's what he
:32:28. > :32:34.really wanted to do. I was at my dads a one-bedroom apartment, I woke
:32:35. > :32:38.up and had a bacon sunny, five years old, watching Ayrton winning his
:32:39. > :32:46.races and 25 years later, I'm achieving a similar success as the
:32:47. > :32:51.late great. It is an emotion you have to try and enjoy because you
:32:52. > :32:54.can't understand it. The thing separating the great drivers from
:32:55. > :33:01.the good ones is the natural raw speed and he can do that. He also
:33:02. > :33:08.has racing ability. Side-by-side with Massa, can they do it? I am
:33:09. > :33:12.here in business, I'm not here to make friends. This is the one
:33:13. > :33:17.opportunity, it may be my last one, and you take it. Hamilton has the
:33:18. > :33:19.box office appeal you have from the likes of Senna and Nigel Mansell,
:33:20. > :33:25.people who make opportunities come to them and create opportunities and
:33:26. > :33:32.he is the star of the field. The greatest moment of my life. Thanks
:33:33. > :33:36.to my family, I love you all. His father was a huge inspiration for
:33:37. > :33:41.him, he sacrificed so much in terms of family and every time you see a
:33:42. > :33:45.major race winner, somebody who is emotional, coming from the cockpit
:33:46. > :33:49.of Lewis Hamilton, you hear a reference. He knows what has made
:33:50. > :33:54.him great, the hub of the family, the support. I'm grateful for the
:33:55. > :34:00.people who have helped me achieve it. The thing that is really telling
:34:01. > :34:05.for me, in Austin when he won the World Championship he said to Susie
:34:06. > :34:09.that it isn't easy being his team-mate. In a friendly way, I'm
:34:10. > :34:15.the worst team mate you can have, which is a good thing for me. He had
:34:16. > :34:17.a mad smile on his face which is told me he is psychologically
:34:18. > :34:23.playing with his team-mate, toying with him like a cat with a mouse.
:34:24. > :34:29.Now he has developed into this living brand, a winning machine on
:34:30. > :34:32.the race track and an internationally recognised superstar
:34:33. > :34:39.around the world. He collects America with Europe in a way that
:34:40. > :34:44.only the true stars of sport can do. He's a cult figure, he is bigger
:34:45. > :34:50.than Formula 1 in many respects. My friends say at, you don't realise
:34:51. > :34:57.what you've done, do you, but I do airlines. Fast I do realise. It is a
:34:58. > :35:03.title next to my name, but it does not change you. Another man with
:35:04. > :35:06.titles next to his name, Andy Murray, but this year he won for
:35:07. > :35:12.Great Britain, making it extra special. COMMENTATOR: Andy Murray
:35:13. > :35:19.alongside his team-mates, right on the brink of their own piece of
:35:20. > :35:27.sporting history. I got more joy out of the Davis Cup and the Olympics
:35:28. > :35:31.than I did when I won Wimbledon. Any team, football, any sport, you need
:35:32. > :35:36.somebody playing the leading role, you need the star quality and we are
:35:37. > :35:41.fortunate to have Andy. You can't do it on your own and the Davis Cup,
:35:42. > :35:43.even more so because you are relying, on my brother obviously,
:35:44. > :35:52.performing very well this year. Toogood! James Ward had a fantastic
:35:53. > :35:59.win. David Goffin, being taken to five sets in his first Davis Cup
:36:00. > :36:04.match. He really is an incredible role model for all of us, as players
:36:05. > :36:12.and coaches. We draw a lot from the focus. You can't not get up to his
:36:13. > :36:18.level, he drives everyone else. Ooh! That's all the training. He inspired
:36:19. > :36:21.other players to play to A-level that maybe they were not sure they
:36:22. > :36:28.could play at in such a pressurised atmosphere. Wow, the point of the
:36:29. > :36:37.day! Not just about being this year, it has been five years of work going
:36:38. > :36:41.into this. Andy Murray! The Davis Cup always meant a great deal to me,
:36:42. > :36:44.to put the name of your country on your back when you walked onto the
:36:45. > :36:49.court and I think it was something he started to feel more and as well.
:36:50. > :36:53.My record when competing for Great Britain is much better than it is
:36:54. > :36:59.when I play for myself through the rest of the year. Getting to do it
:37:00. > :37:04.again with my brother, and we never thought of that when we work it is,
:37:05. > :37:11.we just enjoyed playing and to get the chance to do that again with him
:37:12. > :37:15.means a lot to me. The Murrays have won this one and inched Britain
:37:16. > :37:20.closer. People ask me about Fred Perry and the team, it adds more
:37:21. > :37:25.pressure. He needs nerves, he always says if he isn't nervous he gets
:37:26. > :37:31.worried because he needs to Camelot. So much of Andy Murray's year
:37:32. > :37:36.dedicated to putting himself in position -- needs to care a lot. The
:37:37. > :37:40.crowd started clapping when it looked like it had gone past him on
:37:41. > :37:46.the forehand side, but he somehow got it back and he was able to hit a
:37:47. > :37:53.top spinlock over the guy's head. Great Britain have done it over the
:37:54. > :37:59.-- in the most spectacular style. I couldn't believe we had done it,
:38:00. > :38:03.obviously very proud and excited. Also your opponent is there as well,
:38:04. > :38:08.so it's a tough moment for them. He is someone who is able to show an
:38:09. > :38:13.awful lot of responsibility on himself, from the country, the fans,
:38:14. > :38:17.the team-mates. He manages to perform with such a weight of
:38:18. > :38:22.expectation on his shoulder. It meant a lot because of the people in
:38:23. > :38:27.the team, doing it for your country. A lot of them, my brother obviously
:38:28. > :38:31.has been part of my life. Leon Smith coached me when I was 11 years old.
:38:32. > :38:34.The other members of the team I'm close with as well, so it's very
:38:35. > :38:37.different to winning something on your own. The Davis Cup is on its
:38:38. > :38:46.way back. Now let me introduce you to a
:38:47. > :38:52.20-year-old who has taken the world of swimming by storm. His name is
:38:53. > :38:57.Adam, Adam Peaty. He is definitely the poster boy of British roaming. A
:38:58. > :39:04.top bloke, a true gent. He is one of the greatest of all time. He made
:39:05. > :39:06.himself known by breaking the world record and then going on to the
:39:07. > :39:12.World Championship 's and coming away with three gold medals, it is
:39:13. > :39:15.seriously impressive. He has to win everything, getting your name on the
:39:16. > :39:19.board first, or doing stupid strokes where he has to be the winner. If it
:39:20. > :39:29.was tiddlywinks he would have to be the winner. I listen to music before
:39:30. > :39:35.the race, it is called "Almost but not quite" and it really gets me
:39:36. > :39:39.going. The British Championships is just a chance to qualify, that's the
:39:40. > :39:44.main target of the trials, to make the team. Adam thought, I'm going to
:39:45. > :39:51.do my own thing and break the world record! The room was spinning, it
:39:52. > :39:55.was an incredible moment. I can remember looking at the scoreboard
:39:56. > :40:00.and it was like, world record, and it didn't click. I knew I could get
:40:01. > :40:05.near it but by beating it by half a second was something else. I have
:40:06. > :40:08.had him since he was 14, we have walked the journey for so long and I
:40:09. > :40:14.may never get the feeling again. Magical. The scary thing is that he
:40:15. > :40:17.said he was going to go faster and I thought how, you have just broken
:40:18. > :40:22.the world record. I can't really explain how I did it. When you get
:40:23. > :40:26.onto the world stage, I thought how is he going to handle the pressure?
:40:27. > :40:30.There are these doubts that I'm sure he had as well. You have to ground
:40:31. > :40:36.yourself but also have enough confidence. Look at the start for
:40:37. > :40:43.Vandenberg, he must have taken half a second off Peaty. It was
:40:44. > :40:50.nail-biting stuff. I turned and I saw his feet going, it gave me
:40:51. > :40:55.shivers. Peaty from Great Britain is starting to come back. Over the last
:40:56. > :41:02.205I thought it is all or nothing. I don't think Adam would have panicked
:41:03. > :41:12.-- over the last 25 metres. Ten metres to go, Peaty needs a massive
:41:13. > :41:16.25. It was excruciating. He got it on the very last stroke and the
:41:17. > :41:20.world champion is Adam Peaty of Great Britain. All I'm thinking
:41:21. > :41:25.about is getting to the wall first. The last couple of metres when you
:41:26. > :41:33.know you have won, massive relief. The 20 metre breast road relay was a
:41:34. > :41:39.massive bonus. -- breaststroke. Pete in winning the gold, what a
:41:40. > :41:42.superstar. -- Peaty winning. He has got the whole of the set and not
:41:43. > :41:46.many people have done that from the British point of view, I think only
:41:47. > :41:51.David Wilkin. If he gets the Olympic one next year, he will be part of a
:41:52. > :41:56.small club. I'm only 20 years old, still inexperienced. I have people
:41:57. > :42:01.around me who keep me grounded but the fame does not change me. He is
:42:02. > :42:04.the same guy, he is older and more experienced, but the normal boy is
:42:05. > :42:11.exactly the same. From one star and changed by fame, to another. Barry
:42:12. > :42:15.McGuigan's world title fight in 1985 was one of the most iconic moments
:42:16. > :42:19.in boxing history. His rectory cemented his place in the nation's
:42:20. > :42:25.heart and he was voted Sports Personality of the Year 1985. Nick
:42:26. > :42:29.Bright and some young fight fans went to meet Barry and got him back
:42:30. > :42:37.in the ring to relive some of his great memories.
:42:38. > :42:50.Were you a famous boxer? LAUGHTER Galan was I? Yes, I was, I boxed
:42:51. > :42:55.many years ago. I wanted a sport where I relied on myself and
:42:56. > :43:01.whatever work I put in, if I worked properly the chances were I would be
:43:02. > :43:05.more successful. Did you think when you got that fight, you've really
:43:06. > :43:08.got a chance, or did you go in thinking you are the underdog? I
:43:09. > :43:14.always believed I had a very good chance. He had the title for seven
:43:15. > :43:18.other half years and made 19 successful defences, the longest
:43:19. > :43:26.reigning featherweight in 100 years. -- seven and a half years. I knew I
:43:27. > :43:30.had my work cut out. The champion is over in the seventh. He felt him
:43:31. > :43:38.with the right. I knew he would have trouble keeping me off him. The way
:43:39. > :43:53.I could beat him is with race Bale pace. -- with pace. Everyone had a
:43:54. > :43:56.huge night. Topped off by winning the Sports Personality of the Year.
:43:57. > :44:00.It felt like people were giving me a bit of love and tell me what they
:44:01. > :44:06.thought of me. The fact that I won in that successful sporting year, it
:44:07. > :44:09.was great and I'll never forget Stanley presenting me with the
:44:10. > :44:19.award. He couldn't pronounce my name properly. The winner, Mr Barry
:44:20. > :44:29.MacLachlan! It was the funniest thing, I had the speech, but I was
:44:30. > :44:34.laughing so much. 30 years, wow, just crazy, how quickly the time
:44:35. > :44:38.goes. BBC get inspired have teamed up with the Belfast Council for this
:44:39. > :44:43.academy. What do you want the kids to get out of it? Today is about
:44:44. > :44:48.getting them to try it out and see how they feel and enjoying it. Many
:44:49. > :44:52.of them will do it for fitness, but being part of a club is like being
:44:53. > :44:58.part of an extended family. How long have you boxed for? From the age of
:44:59. > :45:02.12 to the age of 28. I got out relatively young. The council have
:45:03. > :45:06.always been supportive of boxing because they know how much it means,
:45:07. > :45:14.they know what it has done for the community, it creates sustained
:45:15. > :45:20.unity. Look at that! It's a really good tool to get your fit --
:45:21. > :45:25.yourself fit. Boxing for these kids, it is as big an education as they
:45:26. > :45:31.will get. One, two, three! ALL: yes!
:45:32. > :45:38.Lovely to see the kids today. It's a come sand see day, and have a try.
:45:39. > :45:43.That's where it all begins. The last three contenders continue to inspire
:45:44. > :45:50.and stamp their authority in 2015. Max Whitlock became the first
:45:51. > :45:54.British male gymnast to win a World Championship gold. Kevin Sinfield
:45:55. > :46:03.ended his Rugby League career in style. Greg Rutherford has joined an
:46:04. > :46:06.exclusive group of British athletes. I'm incredibly fortunate that I can
:46:07. > :46:09.run very fast and I can jump very long into a sandpit. It's a
:46:10. > :46:14.ridiculous job job, if you think about it. It has no impact in the
:46:15. > :46:20.grand schemes of life and people. I'm fortunate it's my job. Since my
:46:21. > :46:25.son has been born everything has changed. I'm not worry about what
:46:26. > :46:29.I'm doing. Worrying about him and making sure he is happy and he
:46:30. > :46:34.smiles. He's dedicated. He's committed. He's nouned a way to win.
:46:35. > :46:40.-- he's found a way to win. It's fair to say Greg has been
:46:41. > :46:45.overshadowed with the successes of Mo and Jess. I'm that ginger third
:46:46. > :46:49.guy, I was there. Don't remember the name, I have ginger hair, I still
:46:50. > :46:55.have it. People remember it. Super Saturday equally belonged to Greg
:46:56. > :46:59.Rutherford. People should not under estimate the ability of somebody to
:47:00. > :47:05.turn up to a major championships, when you might not always be the
:47:06. > :47:10.favourite, but on the day to deliver the best performance. That is a true
:47:11. > :47:14.mark of a real champion. As far as I'm concerned, you go to the
:47:15. > :47:22.championship and whoever is there, you beat those people. You are the
:47:23. > :47:25.champion. Case closed. This is my fifth attempt at a World
:47:26. > :47:28.Championships, never had a medal. Never in the long jump had a medal
:47:29. > :47:31.in the World Championships. I see walking into the stadium an
:47:32. > :47:35.opportunity to showcase what I can do and hopefully make my family and
:47:36. > :47:38.friends proud of me. I live for those moments.
:47:39. > :47:44.COMMENTATOR: Greg Rutherford, first jump in the World Championships.
:47:45. > :47:48.Enormous jump. That's a shame. The big stage brings the best out of
:47:49. > :47:52.Greg. He relishes the opportunity to compete with the best inform world.
:47:53. > :47:55.Doesn't hideaway. He gets the job done.
:47:56. > :48:02.COMMENTATOR: He does come good. That's a really important jump. 8.
:48:03. > :48:06.29. He takes the lead. People around him who were favourites elsewhere,
:48:07. > :48:10.particularly the Americans. Gregg is able to go - right, that's the
:48:11. > :48:14.William Hagues we are in. It's the situation I'm in. He goes out and
:48:15. > :48:20.jumps one of the best jofrps of his life. -- Greg.
:48:21. > :48:25.COMMENTATOR: That's big. That is a huge jump. 8. 41. A season's best.
:48:26. > :48:35.I've never seen Greg Rutherford as pumped as that. Rutherford completes
:48:36. > :48:42.his sham, Olympic, European and Commonwealth and World Champion.
:48:43. > :48:48.It's... Unbelievable! I've finally done it. Having won everything,
:48:49. > :48:56.every world title available to him. That's an amazing accomplishment.
:48:57. > :48:58.I've worked so hard to try and win these major championships. Done
:48:59. > :49:07.everything I possibly can. The last few years I've had a solid run at it
:49:08. > :49:11.and have all four titles. I've joined a group in a special club. It
:49:12. > :49:15.was a genuine pride. A moment for him he was reflecting on what had
:49:16. > :49:20.gone on to get him onto that podium. If that brings emotion out, goodness
:49:21. > :49:25.me, you're entitled to that. He's come a long way in what feels like a
:49:26. > :49:34.short space of time. He came of age in Beijing. I think the boy's done
:49:35. > :49:37.good. Kevin Sinfield led his Leeds side to a Rugby League treble this
:49:38. > :49:42.year. This Rhino legend is one of the most
:49:43. > :49:46.decorated players in the game. A rare species, treasured by all who
:49:47. > :49:50.knows him. Hard to sum It's it up in a few words, I think. On the field
:49:51. > :49:54.amazing player, attitude ability. COMMENTATOR: On the pressure on this
:49:55. > :50:00.man. He is a man who be a orbs the pressure. Off the field, normal guy.
:50:01. > :50:04.Great guy. Can't do enough for you. COMMENTATOR: Sinfield, the hero of
:50:05. > :50:10.the hour. He will take Leeds to Wembley. Congratulations. Thank you.
:50:11. > :50:16.Smile for the camera. I've never known a bloke who dedmrebths praise
:50:17. > :50:26.as much as Kev heaven can't deflect this one. This is about him. We a
:50:27. > :50:30.good under-11 match today. It was the first moment where I realised I
:50:31. > :50:33.could perhaps do this for a job. COMMENTATOR: Moves forward here,
:50:34. > :50:39.number 13. Kevin Sinfield, good dummy. That is good rugby. Old head
:50:40. > :50:44.there on young shoulders from that youngster. I wassen the most
:50:45. > :50:48.skilful, fastest or fitness. I made myself the most committed. I fold
:50:49. > :50:53.that from the age of 13. COMMENTATOR: Kevin Sinfield has been
:50:54. > :51:00.head and shoulders above anyone else on the field. There isn't a more
:51:01. > :51:04.disciplined professional sportsman or woman out there. Kevin Sinfield
:51:05. > :51:06.know it's it's about preparation. Not just himself, making sure all
:51:07. > :51:16.the other players and individuals doing their job and doing what they
:51:17. > :51:22.need to do. We are all in awe of Kevin Sinfield whether the it's the
:51:23. > :51:26.ladies in the cafe bar, the people alongside him, come the big moments,
:51:27. > :51:29.Kevin Sinfield will step forward, he will do what's right, you take that
:51:30. > :51:34.for granted. COMMENTATOR: Never before has a
:51:35. > :51:37.Challenge Cup Final witnessed quite an emphatic victory as that. What
:51:38. > :51:41.the club do, rather than lock them in a cabinet, they used to try and
:51:42. > :51:46.inspire that next generationing or put smiles on people's faces. That's
:51:47. > :51:49.why they are covered in fingerprints. Had to go through
:51:50. > :51:57.heartache to get this one. Five losses as captain, that's a record.
:51:58. > :52:01.It shows what happens when you percent persevere. He let his
:52:02. > :52:05.actions speak Lauder than words. It's what he does and what he thinks
:52:06. > :52:13.about has won the hearts of this crowd. Is the other one here, t
:52:14. > :52:17.League Leaders. Which is a shield. Contributing as much as he did and
:52:18. > :52:22.leading on the field, the confidence that I had in him as a fan, when
:52:23. > :52:24.your team needs someone to change the game. He has done that year and
:52:25. > :52:28.year. COMMENTATOR: There is a sense this
:52:29. > :52:34.is the biggest night in Grand Final history. Won it seven times. This is
:52:35. > :52:37.my favourite. Spent a fair bit of time with that one. You have a dream
:52:38. > :52:42.and vision of how you would love it to end. That was with the three
:52:43. > :52:45.trophies. COMMENTATOR: Leeds win the treble.
:52:46. > :52:50.What a way to finish for Kevin Sinfield. He's had this glorious
:52:51. > :52:53.career. Watching him on the field I was thinking - that's good that
:52:54. > :52:56.somebody who played the game in the right manner all his life ends up
:52:57. > :53:02.with a fairytale ending. That's good. Great and legend is banded
:53:03. > :53:09.around too easily at times. I think those two words describe him. I
:53:10. > :53:14.couldn't have dreamed we have won the trophies we had and catch taped
:53:15. > :53:23.the club for 13 years and captaining the country. They seemed far away
:53:24. > :53:28.for that 11-year-old boy. Our final contender, Max Whitlock ended
:53:29. > :53:33.Britain's 112 year wait for a men's world gymnastic gold. For his army
:53:34. > :53:39.of fans it wasn't a moment too soon. We just think of all the years that
:53:40. > :53:43.Max has put in the hard work. You know, hi's trained since he was
:53:44. > :53:47.seven. It's an inspiration. I think it really helps to spur the children
:53:48. > :53:55.on, to see Max training alongside them in the gym. When I think of all
:53:56. > :53:58.those little gymnasts looking at Max as the first British man to win a
:53:59. > :54:03.medal at the World Championships, you know what, it becomes do-able.
:54:04. > :54:10.It's people like Max that change a sport. The fact that Max is now a
:54:11. > :54:14.household name shows how big of an achievement it was. Sport is about
:54:15. > :54:20.doing it on the day. That's what we had to pull off. The excitement of
:54:21. > :54:24.going there, competing in front of a home crowd, was unbelievable. Team
:54:25. > :54:28.Final with the girls, a bronze medal, amazing. That spurred us on.
:54:29. > :54:36.Got us ready for our one the next day. Keep your head. And that is a
:54:37. > :54:40.cracking landing. What more could he have wanted? What more could Great
:54:41. > :54:45.Britain have wanted? We didn't just get a bronze, we got a silver. It
:54:46. > :54:51.was history. It was crazy for us to beat a well-known team like China.
:54:52. > :54:54.He'd done that. He'd gone through the all-around competition. It
:54:55. > :54:57.didn't go his way. He had a nightmare on high bar. He also
:54:58. > :55:02.picked up a silver medal on the floor. Everyone's forgotten about
:55:03. > :55:08.that medal. Then he had this opportunity to become World Champion
:55:09. > :55:12.on pommel horse. His 20th routine of the competition. Max must have been
:55:13. > :55:16.feeling utterly exhausted. Last up to compete. Which is a tough job.
:55:17. > :55:19.Everyone in front of me, including Louis Smith, who scored a massive
:55:20. > :55:24.score of 16. COMMENTATOR: A great routine. Superb
:55:25. > :55:29.dismount. He is in the running, for sure. My coach knew when we walked
:55:30. > :55:33.through the tunnel ready to perform on that pommel horse. Scott turned
:55:34. > :55:39.to me and said, "what are you going to do?" By that comment I knew I had
:55:40. > :55:43.to go for a big one. The pressure was immense. How he composed himself
:55:44. > :55:48.knowing what he had to do with the world watching is beyond me. The
:55:49. > :55:52.noise was absolutely incredible. Standing there ready to perform, to
:55:53. > :55:57.hear that, it is an amazing feeling. He went up there and as soon as he
:55:58. > :56:06.started, goodness me, just to think back to that moment makes my heart
:56:07. > :56:15.miss a beat. COMMENTATOR: No break of form.
:56:16. > :56:21.Straight in. And he's in the dismount series. What a super, super
:56:22. > :56:27.challenge. That is phenomenonal. We all looked at each other and thought
:56:28. > :56:34.- it's one and two, but in which order? It was so close.
:56:35. > :56:41.COMMENTATOR: 16.133. Max Whitlock is the pommel horse World Champion. At
:56:42. > :56:44.that precountries moment then my eyes started watering when that
:56:45. > :56:48.score came up. I couldn't believe it. It was a massive feeling. A
:56:49. > :56:51.massive sense of relief. I can't believe eye' just done it. I've
:56:52. > :56:58.really done it. Every so often in sport you get these individuals that
:56:59. > :57:02.make the rest of the country sit up and take notice. And Max Whitlock is
:57:03. > :57:09.one of those individuals. He's done it this year. We love gymnastics. I
:57:10. > :57:12.think I know how those young people will be voting on Sunday night. It's
:57:13. > :57:17.time for you to decide much you have seen all the finalists. Who do you
:57:18. > :57:22.want to be crown Sports Personality of the Year 2015? Here's how to
:57:23. > :57:25.vote. Register to vote on the sports personality section of the BBC sport
:57:26. > :57:30.website much voting itself only opens during the live programme on
:57:31. > :57:36.December 20th. It's absolutely free to vote online. You will be able to
:57:37. > :57:41.vote by landline and mobile. Terms and conditions are on the website.
:57:42. > :57:46.Register now and get ready to decide the winner of the 2015 Sports
:57:47. > :57:52.Personality of the Year. This time it's Belfast's turn to add to Sports
:57:53. > :57:58.Personality 62 year history. What a history it is. Ladies and gentlemen,
:57:59. > :58:09.the time has now come for the awards to be made to the BBC Sports
:58:10. > :58:15.Personality of the Year. The Sports Personality Sebastian Coe. England
:58:16. > :58:22.captain, Bobby Moore. I would like to thank all the members of the
:58:23. > :58:30.England team. The BBC could have at least told me before hand. Give me a
:58:31. > :58:33.clue. Sports Personality of 1961, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne.
:58:34. > :58:39.The golden girl of British athletics. Mary Peters. Hadden she
:58:40. > :58:45.kept Es it clean! Our Sports Personality of the Year goes to two
:58:46. > :58:50.people, Jane Torvil and Christopher Dean. The 2012 is Bradley Wiggins.
:58:51. > :58:59.They have given me the best Christmas present I could ask for.
:59:00. > :59:05.Thank you. Belfast is ready and raring to go. Join us on Sunday here
:59:06. > :59:13.at the SSE Arena at 6. 50pm on BBC One for Sports Personality of the
:59:14. > :59:15.Year 2015 it will be some craic, as they say around these parts.
:59:16. > :59:18.Goodbye.