2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The BBC Sports BBC Sports

Personality of the Year personality

is Andy Murray.

It was a great

honour to win this trophy last year,

but now it is someone else's turn.

Good luck, everybody.

Welcome to

Liverpool.

# She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Come on Liverpool, let's have a

night to remember!

Wow! Wow!

Can't hold this with these

on!

# Mary crossed the...

Looks like it

could do with a pollish.

Some greats have won this award!

# Ding, dong... 2017 has been

another great year for sport.

And where better to celebrate than

right here in Liverpool.

This famous old trophy has made its

way north from Wimbledon and the

biggest names in sport are here to

seen who will be crowned BBC Sports

Personality of the Year. It's show

time!

# Dance dance, if you do

that dance

# I'm gonna let

you join my one man band

# Be my doll, be my baby doll

# Come get to know me

like the back of your hand

# I like the name hanging out

in shade

# I like the way you do

the push and the shove

# You can blow my mind

if you're that way inclined

# All that

I know is that you fell from above

# She fell, she fell,

right under my spell

# Hold up pretty baby c'mon

right under my spell

# She danced, she danced,

right into my hands

# Hold

up pretty baby c'mon

# Be my butterfly

up pretty baby c'mon

# You

were almost shaking me

# You rolled me at the top of them

all

# And if you feel the need

I'll send you Godspeed

# To me you're

hangin' at the break of the dawn

# Get out of the doldrums baby,

now

# You lie, I'll set ya' on fire

# Get out of the doldrums

baby, now

A Mancini superpower.

Chris

Froome...

British tennis history is

made.

Absolutely deadly, Harry Kane.

Lewis

Hamilton is a four-time Formula One

champion.

# Do your thang

on the beat of the bang

# I'll put a melody

inside of your head

# No need to shout,

what you bitchin' about?

# I think those things

are better left unsaid

# She had a look you

won't find in a book

# And she smiles like 1969

won't find in a book

# You could blow my mind

if you're that way inclined

# And I know you're

gonna make it mine

# She fell, she fell,

right under my spell

# Hold up pretty, baby c'mon

right under my spell

# She danced, she danced,

right into my hands

# Hold up pretty, baby c'mon

# Be my butterfly

# You

were almost shaking me

# You rolled me at the top of them

all

# And if you feel the need

I'll send you Godspeed

# To me you're

hangin' at the break of the dawn

# Get out of the doldrums baby,

now

# You lie, I'll set ya' on fire

# Get out of the doldrums baby,

now

# She fell, she fell,

right under my spell

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Please welcome your

hosts for tonight.

Gabby Logan, Clare Balding

and Gary Lineker!

Welcome to BBC Sports

Personality Of The Year 2017.

Good evening to all of you at home,

and hello Liverpool!

WHAT ABOUT THAT FROM Noel

Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

The perfect way to kick off

and we'll see Noel and the band

later for a masterful remake

of a Beatles classic.

It's great to be here live

from a packed Echo Arena in this

sporting and cultural capital city

and in doing so it's our

pleasure and privilege to be

joined by 1500 sports

stars who sit among a lively

and lovely 10,000-strong

crowd.

We're all looking forward

to a cracking night.

SPOTY is the treasured traditional

Christmas treat for the

sports fan.

Now in it's 64th year,

this programme has been

celebrating sport through the ages

and over the next two

hours we will present eight awards

as we reflect on the

past year's achievements

and relive the glories.

At around 9pm we will crown

the Sports Personality

of the Year for 2017.

Ask any sports-star and they'll tell

you that to win this

trophy means the world.

Your vote - and your vote alone -

decides who takes it

home for Christmas.

Yes, you have the power -

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only opens later in the show once

we've seen and heard from

all 12 contenders.

So please do not vote until then.

When the voting does open,

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Coming up now are those

all-important numbers and a reminder

of the 12 contenders

who are battling it out.

Here are the details for when the

vote opens later in the show.

Add the number of your favourite.

The triple world champion Elise

Christie, add 01. For

For Mo Farah,

02.

For Chris Froome, 083.

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Just use the hashtag SPOTY.

First out of the block

tonight is athletics.

Five years after the 2012 Olympics

and London had the fever

again.

Two World Championships

which both broke records

for ticket sales.

First up was the

World Para-Athletics

Championships.

Over the next nine days, so many

Paralympic heroes are going for gold

right here.

# I won't let you down

# So please don't give me up...

Breaks her own world record.

Claims

the world record.

Georgina

Hermitage, top of the world.

Oh,

look at that!

She's done it... Oh,

yes!

It is a second gold for Kinghorn.

The third gold medal...

So many superb performances

there at those

World Para-Athletics Championships

where Great Britain won

39 medals including 18 golds.

And one of those big gees went

to our first contender.

He's the fastest single amputee in

history, and he looks good

on the dancefloor too.

It's

sprint king Jonnie Peacock.

When I was five I lost my leg to

meningitis. Kids like to get on with

it, I guess that was probably my

mentality.

There's a moment just when you get

into the blocks where everything

just goes silent.

Everything that you've worked for

pretty much your whole life is going

to unfold in ten seconds. One final

deep breath and then, bang!

I don't noted what -- know what it

is, but it is that moment you

accelerate! 2012 was incredible for

me. I never thought I would make it

there.

I think that really shocked

Paralympics into the limelight.

Going to Rio was even tougher than

London.

THE COMMENTATOR: Peacock's gold

again!

And to step back on that track, 2012

and re-do it, it was incredible.

He

is an inspiration. The poster boy.

He's raised the produce file of the

sport and shows the world what can

be done.

He works incredibly hard.

He has a brilliant sense of humour.

He doesn't take himself seriously.

That's what makes him such a

superstar.

I just like to have fun.

I feel like everyone goes through

battles in their life and it makes

you who you are today. I wouldn't

change any of it.

Please give a huge welcome to Jonnie

Peacock.

APPLAUSE

Your achievements speak for

themselves. Multiple world champion.

Still only 24. What do you put it

down to?

I think just luck. I think

we've been blessed with British

Athletics. You can see behind you

the amount of successful athletes we

produce. Coaches, you know. I have

been really lucky to have been

handed to amazing coaches who have

made sure I am in the peak at the

right time.

Hard work grit and

determination as well. 12 million

people enjoyed watching you on

Strictly Come Dancing. You were

phenomenal. We loved it! And you...

APPLAUSE

You seemed to love it, too. What do

you think you got from that? Is

there anything you take from it as

an athlete? Was it hard?

The

training hours were tough. It was

more mentally exhausting than

physical. Everyone was having ice

baths. My body was fine. I put on

weight, I put on quite a bit of

weight, so that was tricky. That

shows another way that Paralympic

sport has come into the limelight.

2012 and 2017, the biggest and best

World Championships and been in

London, in the UK, and you can see

athletes behind who have had

success.

When we saw your film

there, we saw the little boy who was

coming to terms with being an

amputee in the classroom. Now you

show lots of little boys and girls

what is possible. What does that

mean to you?

They are able to have people to look

up to and know that things get

better. Going through tough times is

standard. Able, disabled, everyone

can take something away from it. We

all just have fun and alt-right and

when fast, throw far, you know.

Best

of luck tonight. Ladies and

gentlemen, Jonnie Peacock!

APPLAUSE

Down under, men at work. Well,

supermen. Roger overcame Rafa in a

breathtaking battle of the

incredible is. Another title to

Serena, but now with a baby on

board, eight weeks pregnant when she

beat her soon aunt, Venus. Michael

van Gerwen, a popular PDC champion.

BDO prices to Glen Durrant and Lisa

Ashton. At the Ally Pally rocket

Ronnie is still the master. Also

winning indoors, two European golds

for Laura Muir, one for Andrew

Buzza, Richard Kilty and Asha

Philip. A World Cup slalom silver,

gold at Paris to Millie Knight and

Brett Wild, her guide. After time

away, a world skeleton buns of steel

for Lizzy Yarnold. Sizing John

finished strong in the Gold cup with

full power laptop. The Super Bowl

was the Patriots game. A crazy

comeback led by Brady at

quarterback. In the women's six

Nations it was England's slam and

Wigan Warriors became club rugby

league champions of the world.

Hobbling hay was beaten by brittle

Bellew. Trash talk turned to

tenderness. And an unexpected

knockout in the FA Cup. Normally

blink and against Premier League

Burnley. In the EFL Cup, Manchester

United got the nod over Southampton.

Zlatan, who else?

He is a decent centre forward, that

Zlatan bloke. So is our next

contender. He's helped his club beat

the best in Europe and led from the

front as his team cruised to World

Cup qualification. Harry Kane has a

golden boot of the highest quality.

Don't just take my word for it...

What you need as a centre forward he

has.

Just doesn't miss.

He's made

himself one of the best around now.

He can't do that golden boot

glittering.

There is no doubt Harry

Kane if England's brightest hope.

My

passion for gold has been there

since I was a kid. Ran over the park

with my dad and brother. I suppose

it's something I was born with, a

hunger inside, the feeling of

scoring goals never gets old, it's

one of the best feelings ever.

Except for the birth of my baby

daughter there's not much else that

comes close of it to be honest.

Growing up I always looked at Alan

Shearer as a role model.

Chirac!

Yes! -- Shearer.

I was similar to Harry, you have a

love of scoring goals. He hasn't had

anything on a plate, whatever he has

got now he has earned.

I've never

let any excuse my way.

There is not

a better feeling than when you see

that ball hit the back of the net.

It's what I think about pretty much

every day of my life.

It's an

obsession.

As a kid growing up you

dream of playing for England. You

never think it's going to come true.

It's the biggest thing that will

ever happen to you in your

footballing life.

Harry Kane is

there and England score.

To score

the last minute winner to send us to

the World Cup, incredible.

Harry

Kane has capped Alan Shearer's

record.

He asked me the same

question in the six or seven years,

am I getting nervous, and he has

carried it on I'll be getting

nervous. But for now, OK.

Hopefully

he's feeling pressure now.

He knows

what he's talking about, that Alan

Shearer. Harry will be an stage

shortly.

The Ice Queen will be on stage

shortly after we dive into

the pool.

At the World Aquatics

Championships, Tom Daley

bounced back from the

disappointment of Rio to twist,

tumble and turn his

way to a gold medal.

Ben Proud flew to the 50m

butterfly title and

in a great year for British

relay teams, the 4 x 200m

freestyle team took gold.

But when it comes to owning

the pool, one man dominates his

discipline.

With the help of Charles

Dance, it's time to

lionise Adam Peaty.

A great hunter waits calmly for his

time to strike. But the silence

belies the internal war which drives

him. -- 2-1. The badge of the Apex

Hunter, stained in ink, moulded in

gold. The alpha male who can look

back at beating rivals and think

only about how to beat them again.

And again. But beat them better,

beat them faster. Beat time itself.

A new world record for Adam Peaty,

quite an extraordinary swim.

Strain

for hours, weeks, months, years, to

gain fractions of seconds.

I never

thought I would live to see the day.

The great Hunter strikes suddenly,

stunningly.

He's certainly prowling

around at the start.

Just when you

thought it was safe to go back in

the water...

A clean start in the

final of the men's hundred metres

breaststroke. Adam Peaty has

destroyed the best in the world,

brilliant breaststroke swimming,

making the rest of the world we set

their dreams because their dreams

are no longer quick enough. Gold on

the Hundred, now on 50. He's an

absolute beast.

The Lion King only

rests briefly. The hunt is still on.

Welcome Lion King Adam Peaty and

three Lions star striker, Harry

Kane!

You haven't brought that lion with

you, have you? What a year, 50 goals

in 50 games in this calendar year.

In the territory of Messi and

Ronaldo. It must make you feel

really good.

It's something I'm very

proud of, you know. Messi and

Ronaldo have dominated so long, to

get up there with them has been

great. Hopefully something I can

continue for the years to come as

well.

Five years ago you were

sitting on the bench in the

championship. What has driven you on

and made you be as good as you are

now?

Self belief, hard work, I

always say that to a young boy or

girl growing up, always believe in

yourself work harder than everyone

else, hopefully one day you will

make it.

Two perennially golden

boots, World Cup Golden Boot next

summit in the World Cup. How can

England do?

Who knows? We have to go

there with a clear mind, be free,

play our football, we have an

amazing team, racing manager. Easier

today. We've just got to go there

and do our best, it's all we want,

the nation behind us. The best thing

ever would be to win it and bring it

home. We'll see what happens.

That

would be great, but even better

would be to beat Alan Shearer's

record because he's insufferable.

I know when you enter you are scared

of water, I didn't know you were so

brave with Lions.

It wasn't, it was

CGI...

Shush. You are in the pool at

Copenhagen last night winning

another gold medal.

ER.

Actually,

not only are you brilliant, you also

very generous, because you gave that

away.

These top 12 guys and girls,

we can all go out there, inspire

millions on TV, do what we do.

Her

face, look at her little face!

I

mean, you know, I think, that

performance is in history. For us,

hopefully, you're very successful in

your career, you've got loads of

golds, for me to give it to her,

she'll remember for the rest of her

life and if she wants to be the best

swimmer, best doctor, anything she

wants to be, she's been inspired and

that is what sport is about for me,

I said that since day one.

You also

make sure you take your training to

new levels. You will make an awful

lot of even athletes in here feel

inadequate with the lengths you go

to. The strength you have.

I think

so but I think AJ was showing me up,

don't know why. Swimming is seen as

you swim, swim 7000 metres, swim

another 7000 in the afternoon, but

it is a lot of strength work, 35

hours a week of hammering the pool,

in the gym, it's relentless. If you

slip up one day you have given 1% of

the opposition. We work in very

small percentages, you can change

your career by that amount of time.

If you're going to slip up one day,

it could change your life.

Setting

an incredible example and he

continues to set new records. Good

luck to both of you tonight. To

Harry Kane and Adam Peaty! APPLAUSE

A reminder, please don't try to vote

yet, voting only opens later in the

show once we'd seen all 12 nominees.

Many of you voted in your hundreds

of thousands in 1984 when Jayne

Torvill and Christopher Dean took

the main award after their perfect

bolero won the Winter Olympics gold.

It is lovely to have you here

tonight. You are very welcome. In

two months Britain will hope to

strike gold again on the eyes, this

time with a skater who is fast,

fearless and fuelled with

frustration of unfinished business.

She is short track speed skating

sensation Elise Christie.

When I'm on the ice I'm free. Speed,

movement, power. On the edge, never

fully in control. No one ever can

be.

Turmoil will stop being

disqualified in rusher hurt, not as

much as the death threats that came

with it.

I've had a lot of abuse

over the Internet and stuff. I

thought about never skating again.

It took me two years to get over

that. It made me tougher than I ever

thought I could be. I've thought, I

can do this. I will do this. I'm not

scared.

Christy aiming to become the

first British woman to win a short

track world title.

I'm ready for the

spotlight. It's going to be tight.

She's done it, she is the world

champion, Elise Christie! Here comes

Christe on the inside, another goal.

Proving something to the world. One

gold, two golds, three.

The overall

title goes to Elise Christie.

When

something breaks your heart is takes

a while to love it again but I'm

smiling now.

What a story. She's here tonight,

please welcome Elise Christie!

APPLAUSE

You are such a lesson in resilience,

disqualify from all three races in

Sochi, bounced back, three golds at

the World Championship, how do you

do it?

Yeah it was a really tough

few years for me, I think I was

really scared of just going on the

ice. I'd done what I loved doing and

tries to inspire people and I'd been

disqualified three times, suffered

death threats. It was the scariest

time of my life. It was really just,

you know, I was bullied through

school. I remember back then wanting

to fight against the bullies and

show them I was tougher than them

and show everyone I could do it. And

I think, you know, I took three

years, but I turned it around and

feel I showed them all. Coming back

as triple world champion was crazy.

That is indeed how to show them.

When you look at your sport, it

looks so dangerous, so difficult. Do

you always have to be on the edge,

taking the ultimate risk?

Yeah, I

think even in that video I have a

little slip. It's a crazy sport.

Skating rout on that millimetre

thick blade at over 35 mph and

everyday I feel like I'm going to

fall, it's so scary and so exciting.

When you win you have the tactics

right, you've got the speed right,

everything right, you're just in

shock, as you seem. It's the best

feeling in the world, yes.

In 53

days you will be out there on the

eyes in the heartland of short track

speed skating in South Korea. We

wish you the best in the Winter

Olympics. I screen Elise Christie.

-- ice Queen.

From high speed on the ice to live

in the fast lane and superbikes.

These racing machines are like the

ones you see on the road but

modified to raise about 200 mph

fast. The most rapid ride around is

our next contender. He's from

Northern Ireland and this year he

won a third successive world title.

Time to take a ride with Jonathan

Rea.

Ever since I first wrote my first

bike, riding is my happy place. --

rode Road. Every win has a special

feeling. There is a moment of

complete euphoria where it is like

the world stops for you.

He ticks

every box for me. Consistency,

aggression.

I've grown up with

bikes, of course the danger is

always there. Going to the gravel is

like being in a washing machine at

150 mph but I wanted to go out and

win the next day.

No stopping the

man from Northern Ireland.

One of my

biggest motivations is winning not

just for myself but my two kids.

Taking the family on the road is

great, you can never script what's

going to happen next.

He embraced

things. Father and racer. It kicked

for him and it worked.

I feel I'm

really living the dream and doing it

with my family by my side.

Jonny Rea

takes an historic third title!

To

win one is amazing really. So to win

three is incredible, it really is.

My boys will have these memories for

the rest of their life and we'll all

look back and think what an

incredible journey it has been.

I

was a kid with a dream, to race

bikes is my job. To sit here and

tell you about winning three World

Championships is... I have no words.

Watch out in the aisles, but here's

Jonnie!

What an entrance! Come over here,

that is an entrance-and-a-half. You

have not even got a hair out of

place.

You managed to avoid the manager

there.

I thought they might have

team managers in insurance companies

scratching their heads. This is like

a trial section. It is very

difficult.

Parking is expensive

around here. We will not keep you

long! You are an unprecedented

three-time world champion. What is

it that makes you faster than all of

the rest?

It is such a difficult

question to hans. -- to answer. My

team, they give me an incredible

bike. All my team sponsors allow me

to live this incredible dream. My

wife and everyone who supports me,

it is a total package. I go out

there and finish the job off. I

couldn't do it without all that

support.

We see all your family

here. You are in a fortunate

position to take them with you. When

you are out there and you take real

risks every day, does that cross

your mind with these beautiful boys

back in the hotel or the trailer,

wherever you are staying?

Any

sportsman or woman who has kids

knows how difficult it is to ride at

the top level and have a family at

the same time. I am proud to bring

them on this journey. These are the

best days of my life. To share that

with them is nice. Seeing your

little boys shouting at you

afterwards, it creates that,

heightens that experience.

Incredibly lucky.

I know that

everyone in Northern Ireland is

watching and supporting you. The

sport is huge there. We are

delighted that you are on the short

list this year. Ladies and

gentlemen, Jonathan Rea.

On the 90th anniversary of the

coverage we had mixed success in the

doubles, thanks to Murray and

Martina Hingis. A new champion in

Muguruza. Roger Federer won an

eighth final. In the closing stages

of the singles the focus of British

fans was on the calm, confident and

capable Johanna Konta.

As a little girl I always dreamt of

being the best tennis player in the

world. I would imagine myself at the

slams.

There's a thrill walking through the

gates at Wimbledon. It is like a

magic kingdom.

THE COMMENTATOR: Three down, four to

go.

40 years is an awfully long time

since I have won.

THE COMMENTATOR: Johanna Konta...

When I went out on court I felt

nerves and excitement. I felt

prepared to battle.

THE COMMENTATOR: Konta has to come

from behind... Somehow Jo Konta has

forced a final set.

Both of us were

playing well and we were battling

really well.

THE COMMENTATOR: Konta serving for

the match.

APPLAUSE

THE COMMENTATOR: British tennis

history has been made. 39 years

since a British woman can say, I'm a

Wimbledon semi-finalist.

As a young

girl you dream about these matches.

It is hard to dream about what it

does for you.

Konta and Williams on

Centre Court.

It didn't take me by

surprise the level she played. I

wish she didn't play as well on the

day!

THE COMMENTATOR: What a run Konta

has had.

A proud moment for me.

APPLAUSE

She's not very far from Wimbledon

tonight. On the phone Johanna Konta.

Hi, Jo.

Hi.

My word! That looks

magnificent. Looks like you are

about to take to the piano and play

for us.

I know. I was so excited to

wear this dress tonight.

I am so

sorry you couldn't in the end make

it up here. I want to reflect on the

year you had. Two WTA tour titles,

the semi-finals at Wimbledon. What

do you think made the big difference

this year?

I mean, I think, as my

years have been going and this was

my second full year on the WTA tour,

so I am accumulating all these

experiences, but I think as time

goes, I am dealing the situations a

little better. Again, I am just

gaining that experience as time

gives you. I have been very

fortunate that I have had these

moments this season where I have

been really able to use that and

have some pretty incredible

memories.

And the crowds certainly

embraced you, the TV viewers as

well. Your final against Halep, the

most watched match ever and at

Wimbledon this year. Can you feed

that?

100%. During the championships

this year I did distance myself a

certain extent from newspapers and

from TV and social media. When I

stepped out on to court one, on to

Centre Court, I felt the emotions

from the crowd and felt their

passion and their want for me to do

well. As a competitor in any arena

you definitely feed off those

emotions from the people around you.

And the season will start again

shortly. You will head out to

Australia. What are your hopes for

2018? . I am leaving tomorrow. I am

really looking forward to getting

started again. I finished my season

last year earlier than I wanted. I

have been afrom the game for which

what to me seems like an eternity. I

am looking forward to being on the

big stages and earn my way through

tournaments to play in those big

matches. You are winning more and

more fans every day. Thank you for

talking to us. Ladies and gentlemen,

Jo Konta.

APPLAUSE

Ultimately...

England in the semifinal.

The final whistle has blown on

England's journey.

The hosts are

through to the final.

That's it... Champions of Europe!

Well, the future was certainly

bright for the Netherlands with

their first European title.

Congratulations to them. Our first

reward, it is in honour of Helen

Rollason, who died of cancer in

1999. Her name lives on in her

charity.

Those of courage, achievement and

the ability to inspire in adversity.

This year's recipient showed all

those qualities and more in a life

that shone too briefly. He was a

beautiful little boy, who like many

loved football. He was a beautiful

little boy, who unlike many had a

brutal, cruel illness to live with.

During his suffering he moved

millions and raised millions, thanks

to his energy, determination and

spirit. It is a rare thing to bring

football fans together, but this

little boy from County Durham did

just that. And he did so with the

biggest and brightest of smiles.

Applause for the boy who has

chaptered the entire nation. The

bravest smile you will ever see.

There is only one Bradley Lowery.

Bradley was diagnosed with stage

four neuroblastoma at the age of 18

months and this is a childhood

cancer. For two years he went

through very cruel and awful

chemotherapy, which is obviously

hard.

I

think people were captored by his

story.

Bradley was born into a family that

loves England. I have a photo of

every year in the Sunderland strip.

He loved them and he loved Jermaine.

Where's Jermaine.

I remember sitting

in the changing room and hearing

this little kid calling my name.

Then he saw me and he just ran over.

It was probably that instant

connection really.

That connection was wow! I have

never seen a connection like that

before.

It was genuine. The love was

genuine. I saw the way he looked at

me. I knew in his eyes, he was

happy.

To hear your child's name get sung.

As a parent, that is the most

amazing, overwhelming thing that I

have ever and will ever experience.

Guess who is going to the England

match next week?

Who?

Jermaine.

I

wanted to be there for him and see

him as much as possible.

He came to

the hospital, came to the house. Did

everything in his power to make

Bradley feel better.

He was so loving. Even little things

he would do. I remember giving him

cuddles and stuff like that. When he

was cuddling me he would pat my

back. All these memories,ly never,

ever forget them.

Brad was always

brave. He was always full of life.

And until the last moment. He raised

so much awareness for childhood

cancer.

When you talk about a best

friend, someone you love and trust,

yes, it was a real friendship.

I was

just proud of him as a person and

how he put others first before

himself.

I was just proud of my baby.

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What a very, very special little

boy. England manager Gareth

Southgate and England striker Harry

Kane are here to present the award.

The Helen Rollason award recipient

for 2017 are the Lowery family.

Please welcome Bradley's dad Carl

and mum, Gemma.

APPLAUSE

Everyone here in this room, you can

hear and see the admiration and

respect that they have for your

family and we are so pleased to

welcome you here tonight. I know

Jermain Defoe would dearly love to

have been here but he was playing

this evening and only left the pitch

and hour ago, he sent his best

wishes. I know, you would like to

say a few words.

I'm slightly

overwhelmed but I'm absolutely

honoured to receive this on behalf

of Bradley. Bradley was only here

for six short years but the nation

took him into their heart and he

raise so much awareness for

childhood cancer it was

unbelievable. I'm so proud of him.

To continue that, we've set up the

Bradley Lowery foundation because we

want to continue the good work he's

done. Not only are we going to be

supporting people with fundraising,

we'll be giving out grants and we

have got the for Bradley campaign

going because we want to build an

amazing house for sick children to

go and be able to enjoy, have some

normality, and have some special

memories, because we've got left now

is those special memories. We

treasure them every single day. We

want to be able to get back to the

people of the nation. -- give back.

Thank you so, so much for your

continued support. Everyone has been

fantastic and we couldn't do it

without you. So please continue to

support and together we can make a

difference.

APPLAUSE

Lovely words, Gemma, thank you so

much. Ladies and gentlemen, on

behalf of Bradley, the 2017 Helen

Rollason Award recipient, the Lowery

family.

, we celebrate Celtic's unbeaten

record run. It's the right note with

England's young heroes. And look

back on a wonderful women's Rugby

World Cup.

Tales from the river bank, but

conflicting ones. The women's boat

race colour to Cambridge blue,

Oxford shaded to the men's contest.

The streets of London David Weir's

record seventh marathon win, number

34 Mary, a first for Daniel. From

road to track, Elinor Barker won two

world silvers and a gold. Gold for

Katie Archibald. Flipping history

for Ellie Downey, all around

European champion. Another good job

at the National, one for Arthur, one

for Derek Fox, too. Richard Johnson

still king of the jumps while the

Derby was won by wings of Eagles.

Snicko's thoroughbred world champion

Mark Selby back-to-back on the bays.

-- snooker. Exeter Chiefs became

kings of England. Saracens rain goes

on in union. Ronaldo and company,

Real Madrid champions of Europe.

Champions of the Europa League

Mourinho's Manchester United.

Chelsea guided to the Premier League

title. The only bump came at Wembley

when Arsenal took the cup for an

unprecedented 13th time. The women's

cup was Manchester city's. At

Augusta Sergio Garcia ended a career

of near misses with a magical

masters. George Groves is another

who has had to wait for his crown. A

belt for Ryan Burnett, too. At the

French Open and unlikely women's

winner. More predictable where the

men. Roland Garros is Rafa's manner.

From the king of clay to royalty on

the road, a man who clocks up the

miles like a machine. This year

winning the Tour de France for a

fourth time and became the first

ride in recent history to win the

brutal Spanish Vuelta in the same

season. From the palette onto the

podium, Chris Froome.

This is a life on two wheels. Man

versus mind versus mountain.

No ego here. No celebrity. Only

body, bike and 5-star brutality. For

three weeks Matt Paine punctuated by

pain, punctuated by punishment,

stomach churning, Podolski turning.

This tour is tough. This guy is

tougher. King of the counter attack.

Master of the mountains.

Unflappable, untouchable,

unbeatable. Taming the pain all the

way to Paris.

12, three tours, four. You want

more, how about history? How about

back-to-back grand tour victories?

He's the greatest of his generation.

And the greatest Briton to ever ride

a road bike. Because his is the life

on two wheels. No ego here, no

celebrity. History man, family man.

The voice of Stephen Graham

describing those stellar

achievements. We'll hear from Chris

in a moment after we moved to the

fast and furious Formula 1. The next

contender became the most decorated

British driver in history. In his

latest record-breaking season Lewis

Hamilton was crowned world champion

for a fourth time and in doing so

cemented his place among motor

racing's legends. The young boy from

Stevenage hasn't half done good.

Recognise me now? And Lewis

Hamilton.

They say boy racers grow

out of it. Grow up. A wise up. Slow

down. Settle.

My ambition is to get

to Formula 1.

Victory in China for

Lewis Hamilton.

Get in there, Lewis.

Take your time, know your place.

Sebastian Vettel wins the Bahrain

Grand Prix.

Knowing Ferrari are at

their best, Sebastian is at their

best, I'm at my best.

What's going

on?

If he wants to prove he is a

man, he should do it out of the car

face-to-face. Today is a bad day.

The day they will understand... Let

them hear the roar. They don't feel

the curves of the corners, Dempsey

the world as it disappears in your

mirrors. A life lived in superfast

speed, control, in chaos.

The

Ferrari 's collide, Vettel is off,

it has paved the way for Lewis

Hamilton to win the Singapore Grand

Prix.

Not everybody loses the thrill

of the chase. Lewis Hamilton is four

time Formula 1 world champion. This

is the boy racer who never slowed

down.

The most successful British

Formula 1 driver of all time.

The voice of Ashley Walters

describing who is's rise and

dominance in F1. Lewis and Chris

can't be with us tonight but by the

magical modern technology we will

speak to them live. We'll hear from

you is in Los Angeles, but first,

Chris joins us from Majorca. Thank

you so much and congratulations on

another stunning year. Out of was it

to Windows two big tours so close

together?

-- when those. Hi

everyone. This season has been

absolutely brutal of racing. The

Tour de France is the pinnacle of

the cycling calendar and this year's

event was such a close race between

me and my rivals. The closest it has

ever been for me. I think the

hardest fought battle of my career

to date. Obviously standing on that

podium on the Champs Elysees in

Paris for a fourth time, that is a

feeling that just never gets old.

It's such a special feeling. To go

on to the Vuelta, the Tour of Spain,

just a few weeks later, to win there

as well, that was a massive

challenge for me.

We heard news this

week about an adverse finding from

of your you're in samples from the

Tour of Spain, over the threshold

for the asthma medication, what is

your take on that and the concern it

has caused?

Listen, I mean, I do

completely get it. I understand the

concerns. I've been a bike rider now

for ten years and I know how some

people might look at our sport. And

that's a responsibility that I take

really seriously. I am an asthmatic,

I have been since I was a child. I

use a buffer to help me manage my

asthma. I've never taken more puffs

than I am allowed. This really is a

horrible situation, if I'm honest.

We're working as hard as we can to

try and get down to the of this.

What happens next for you, Chris?

So, we are currently on a training

camp in Spain at the moment. Looking

forward to getting home and being

with the family next week for

Christmas. Before getting stuck into

training for next year's Giro

d'Italia, that'll be my first goal,

the tour of Italy in May, before

focusing on being ready again for

the biggest challenge of next year,

which will be trying to win the Tour

de France for a fifth time. That

would be an absolute dream come true

for me.

Not planning to take it easy

any time soon. Thank you for talking

to us, Chris.

Thanks a lot.

Now we will attempt to move to Los

Angeles, eight hour time difference

of course, so it's fairly early in

the morning there. There is Lewis

Hamilton. Thanks for joining us,

Lewis. We saw you as a young go-kart

driver in our film. Could you

possibly envisage at that stage in

your life what he would later

achieve?

Definitely not. Good

evening everyone. No, definitely

not. It's been a lifelong dream,

I've been racing for 25 years. I

think it is. This has been something

that my family and I have dreamt of

for many, many years, so it's very,

very surreal still to think I've

been in the sport for ten years,

nearly 11, and we've now had the

fourth title. So just want to keep

going.

Wonderful achievement, four

world titles. This one in particular

was a real battle with Sebastian

Vettel in Ferrari. How intense is

the rivalry? It got bumpy along the

way at times.

It did, but it's

definitely been one of the most

exciting seasons of my career. I

think particularly... Over 1500

people in my team. To build those

two cars and fight against Ferrari,

which is obviously an historic,

successful team... For every single

individual in the team to have to

step up their game to be able to

compete with them, including myself

even, was an incredible challenge

for us all. One that we all enjoyed.

There is still that fire for next

year.

You are the most successful

British driver ever of course, with

four titles, level with Vettel. How

many more have you got a new? -- got

in it you?

I'm turning 33 in a few

weeks but I differently feel like I

have a lot more left in me. I've got

some incredible support,

particularly in the UK and around

the world. The drive, the excitement

and enjoyment I have in the car

currently is just as much as I had

when I was eight years old and when

I first got to Formula 1. I think

I'll keep going for a while and are

naturally, want to now put my focus

in preparing for next year and

making sure I come back stronger,

making sure we're quick out of the

box from the beginning of the

season, unlike this year. Number

five is now the goal, and the

target.

We certainly wish you all

the best, Lewis, please say hello to

each and every one of your 1500

team-mates. A hell of a team you've

got there. Lewis Hamilton thank you

very much indeed, thanks to both of

you on another record-breaking year,

Chris Froome and Lewis Hamilton!

This is the World Cup final, this is

England against New Zealand.

# The calm before the storm #.

One of sport's greatest rivalries.

England are beginning to express

themselves.

This final is going back

and forth the whole time.

New

Zealand win the World Cup!

Total

devastation for England.

What a final it was, it lit up

Saturday night prime-time TV. 2017

is a year I think we'll go down in

history as the year women's sport

finally broke through in terms of

recognition and reward. Record

audiences, record attendances and

record-breaking performances. The

wave is building. With girls up and

down the country wanting to join in,

even better things will come and you

will find a jumper.

I hope not. A top women's team is

where we turn to next as our ninth

contender took six wickets in the

comeback of all comebacks as

England's cricketers won an

incredible World Cup final. Mission

impossible until Anya Shrubsole put

Lord's under her spell.

To have that final in front of a

packed house at Lord's was a

brilliant showcase to the

tournament.

The best part of playing

is standing there with my team-mates

singing the anthem as loud as I can.

Playing India in the final, they

were the team we started and lost

to.

It was great we had a chance to

put that first loss right. It was a

great game for women's cricket.

Won

the toss and decided to have a bat,

try and get some runs on the board.

It's not constant noise, when

someone hits, it is like the whole

place erupts.

We were pleased with

the total we got. Gave us a good

target to bowl at.

Without a doubt, India were on top

for the majority of the innings.

I

thought at times the glam was

slipping away from us.

-- the game was slipping away from

us.

On track for the target.

Felt

there was a twist to the game.

She

had her tail up and she had that

glint in her eye.

We got four

wickets in three overs.

THE COMMENTATOR: Listen to the

crowd!

Come on, one more wicket!

You

almost feel unstoppable at that

time.

I got goose bumps and said,

we'll do it here.

One more wicket to

win the World Cup and that catch

went up.

THE COMMENTATOR: The simplest of

catches.

Anna's reaction was best.

She wanted the ball back. She was

like, right, I'll do it myself.

THE COMMENTATOR: England's hero.

England win the World Cup.

Realises

we had won the World Cup, that was

special.

That moment it comes

through and happens is crazy.

I was looking around for people to

hug. As many people as I could.

I

turned around and Catherine squatted

down. She had a tear in her eye.

Special memories. A special day.

I definitely think Anna's spell

changed that game for us.

We will be

handing her the ball in all

situations when we need a wicket.

Proud she's on my team.

What a match! What a win! Please

welcome Anya Shrubsole.

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Anya, you don't have to calypso just

yet. That will be for later on. What

everybody wants to know after seeing

that and that magnificent match and

win, when your team needs you, the

match is in the balance, they are

desperate for a wicket, what is

going on inside you?

You just want

to be the one to make a difference.

I came on for that spell. First

balls went for four. It is up for

everyone really. You want to be the

one to make a wicket and hope you

can start the ball rolling.

Thankfully that happened.

You were

calming them down. There was a

quietness inside you.

Needed one

more wicket. I was pretty confident

we would be able to get that. It is

obviously a tense moment. You have

to keep as calm as you can and trust

that all the practise you have done

will come good.

As Clare mentioned

there it has been a year for women's

sport. 180 million watched that.

Three times as many as the last

World Cup. We saw that beautiful

picture your dad posted of you,

looking over the boundaries, a

little girl at Lord's. What do you

think she would have thought that

day?

Hopefully she would have

thought it was pretty cool. It's a

really nice story. He's here on the

front row tonight. He's pretty happy

with that tweet. It is symbolic of

what we want to create. Hopefully

there were young girls or boys

watching that final at Lord's and

they thought, I want to play out

here. Some people watching that game

will play for England in the future.

You have the best bowling stats of

any bowler in a world final omen or

women, which is just phenomenal.

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And your team-mates spoke so highly

of you, emotionally of you. What did

it feel like when you were watching

that?

It always gives you goose

bumps every time you wacht. I am

sure that is the same for all the

other girls. It was an amazing day

to be part of history, to be world

champions. Doesn't get better than

that.

It duntz. Best of luck. Ladies

and gentlemen, Anya Shrubsole.

APPLAUSE

It stood for 100 years. Celtic's 62

games unbeaten.

The 100 milestones, the 100th major

trophy and then that 100-year-old

record broken. This unbeaten run of

today may pale alongside the wonder

of 67 - the Lions of 50 years ago,

still the brightest beacon.

The

invincibles!

But to go so long undefeated is

still to make history.

The elongated and the on-going

process of placing Celtic ahead of

and above all others in Scotland.

Can you believe it - their

69-unbeaten run ended today.

Trophies galore and thanks to James

for the story. Staying the beautiful

game, England's youngsters showed

its international future could be a

bright one. At under-17, under 19

and under 20 level. They took on the

best in Europe, the world and won.

Three teams, three cups, three

Lions.

The future's invisible, but

sometimes we get a glimpse of what

might be. Reflections in the eyes of

Lions.

But young Lions, born after

football came home in 1966. Time for

one of hope.

England's winning over here. What

you doing over there.

It is one of those once in a

lifetime opportunities for these

teenagers...

# Looking like zebras, looking like

an the antelopee for the young

Lions.

# From the south side. They don't

want to get angry

# They mustn't beat my team.

# Shout the under 19s

# The European Championship.

# Beat the German

# Holland took shots

# World Cup got it locked

# Overdue

# Brewster with the shots

# Into the madness

# Never lost no matches

# Other teams need practise

# Mexico should have mentioned that

# Couldn't get past our centrebacks

# Yeah, so crazy.

England have won the World Cup!

Whoa!

# Ain't nobody get spared...

# The Year of the Youth will soon be

a memory as golden boys grow to men

# Can they conquer the world all

over again. Thank you. That is my

Christmas number one Krept and

Konan. So, Liverpool big it up for

the winning wonder kids.

APPLAUSE

Many congratulations to you all.

Astonishing efforts from all of you.

The future is indeed bright. We've

got obviously lots of them here. We

will speak to Rhian Brewster, top

scorer, he plays for Liverpool.

Thought that would get a round of

applause. It must be great to be

part of this golden bun. Do we have

a new generation to look forward to?

Showing that winning under 17s,

under 19 and under 20 Cups was good.

It shows the people coming through,

like the teams, we have a golden

generation coming through and

hopefully win many cups to come.

Premier League managers give these

kids a game. That's what we want.

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Quite right! Describe the emotions

of actually binning it?

After the

game, when the final whistle went, I

didn't know what to do. Looked at

the bench, everyone started running

at us and it was an amazing feeling

to win a World Cup. Obviously

devastating losing in the under 17

European Cup to Spain. So to get

back and win 5-2 against them, it

was an amazing feeling to win 5-2

and the lads kept their head and we

scored five goals in the final. Who

does that?

Wonderful achievement!

Who says you cannot win anything

with kids?

Nobody would say that. With the boys

on stage, let's focus on the Young

Sports Personality of the Year. The

judges were spoilt for choice this

year. Ellie Downie won many. Of

course Rhian Brewster, who we have

had a chat to there had a World Cup

to remember. In the end, after much

deliberation, the panel made their

difficult choice.

They did and they

choose a young footballer, who was

voted player of the under-17 World

Cup, after he scored two goals in

that thrilling final. It gives me

pleasure to announce the BBC Young

Sports Personality of the Year

personality is Phil Foden.

That is for you.

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Phil, you were voted player of the

tournament. Tell us what it meant to

you?

It meant everything to me. I

would like to thank my team-mates

because without them it couldn't

have been possible, really.

And

also, since then, you have made your

Champions League debut for

Manchester City. Yesterday a Premier

League debut, coming on as a

substitute - it must be fun?

I feel

very lucky to be part of a great

team. I would like to thank all the

players, all the staff and my mum

and dad for making this possible.

Well done Phil. Please show your

appreciation for England's future

football stars and young personal

sport Sports Personality of the

Year, Phil Foden.

APPLAUSE

Look beyond Andy Murray at Wimbledon

and you could find defending

champions. Two here, hue wit and

Reid. And here's another.

Hewetson and Reid repeated -- Hewitt

and Reid repeated it.

There was a third for Ra if, a. And

an American surprise in Sloan

Stephens. No secret about Speith.

The women's Open went to Kim and the

US PGA to Justin Thomas. Staying in

the States, a statement, in the NFL

some took a knee, America took a

view. In the County Championship,

the only way was Essex.

The Less fizz in the water, still

there was one British pararowing

gold. Smaller boats, bigger success.

A titdle to Liam Heath.

In the women's there was a Grand

Slam. And Franklin was the most

rapid through the rapids. British

gold at the European eventing

championships. Six more in the

dressage. A first for Dave Ellis and

Andy Lewis held on to his world

title. A success defence for Hull FC

in the challenge Cup. Their fifth.

Next year the Power finally goes

off.

What a player he's been.

The Power was turned back on again

at the London Stadium for world

champs number two.

Here we go then... London's calling.

Silver medal for Great Britain!

He

has stood like a colossus over this

sport for so long.

The men's four by

100 m relay.

Great start, Great

Britain leading. Adam Gemili...

Silver for Great Britain and

Northern Ireland.

It

Britain in front.

He'll be chased by

the great man.

Mitchell break is

going to get it. Way he goes. --

Blake.

Mitchell Blake... It's going

to be gold!

That was phenomenal.

Usain Bolt, sadly, ends for him in

his team. Great Britain have won the

gold medal.

Those dramatic world

athletic Championships. They were

spectacular. Usain Bolt and the

broken unbeaten while the British

boys bolted up. Not only was that

the last time we would see the

fastest man of all-time race, it

would be the last time we saw the

greatest British athlete of all time

went on the track in a major

championships. How we will miss the

magnificent Mo Farah.

Mo Farah

fights for the silver.

The greatest

champions, one day it comes to an

end.

Go on, good lad. What is your

name?

Mohammed Cobra. -- Mohammed

Farah.

I've had a marvellous career, having

a dream and following that dream

hasn't been easy but it has been

worth it and I've enjoyed every

minute of it.

In front of his home

crowd in the city you know so well,

the city that he loves.

The British best with the heart

pounding beneath it. A one-man world

superpower.

APPLAUSE

What an athlete, what memories we

have. Mo can't be here but he can

join us from St Mary's University in

London where a track has been named

in his honour. Good evening to you

two and Hussein and Rhiannon. You

are now because of your incredible

achievements... Here we go...

Because of your incredible

achievements up there in those

echelons with the likes of Carl

Lewis, Usain Bolt, Michael Johnson,

in terms of the golds you have won

on the global stage, you've left no

stone unturned and obviously can

have no regrets with that career.

LAUGHTER

Did you get any of that?

Know I

didn't, sorry.

Daddy!

You've been

blinking marvellous, we absolutely

love you and salute everything

you've done in your career. It's

clear to see the legacy of what you

have in your life, your wonderful

family. You are at the Sir Mo Farah

track, to have the track you started

off with named after you is a

wonderful thing.

It's amazing,

everything I ever dream Delph. I was

one of the few at the St Mary's

college here, I never imagined it

would be named after me, let alone,

you know, what happened to me over

the years, it's been an incredible

career.

I think a sale is getting

more airtime than you at the moment,

he is near your Mike, if Rhianna can

hold him I will ask you one quick

question. Thank you very much.

Baby-sitting money coming to you

later on. A lot of people would

think, you are heading for a easier

life. Bye bye! LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

I love Rhianna by the way, I've

always loved Rhianna, thank you for

that. I love Hussein as well,

obviously. We want to talk to you

about your achievements. Turning

your attention to the road, the

marathon, some people might think it

is heading into retirement. You will

run more miles than you ever have,

this is not an easy ask, is it?

Not

easy at all, you know. At the track,

going to the marathon, it's going to

be quite easy, get into it. But

since finishing track, it's been

sort of trying to get my body used

to doing longer distance, cover more

distance, training longer effort.

It's all right, going all right. I'm

enjoying it but, you know, it's no

walk in the park which I thought

originally... I am just a track

runner, I get on the road...

Bethink

your microphone might have dropped

down, there it is... This interview

has everything! Mo all I want to say

to you is best of luck tonight, with

your career on the road, and thank

you so much for the incredible

moments you have given all of us.

Thank you everyone am sorry I can't

be there tonight, I want to wish all

the nominees best of luck and, you

know, what an amazing year we had,

particularly the world under 19.

Everyone has been amazing.

Mo thank

you so much, ladies and gentlemen,

Sir Mo Farah, a legend, Golden boy

of British athletics.

The best interview ever! Let's meet

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known as our Bianca.

What you need to know about Our

Bianca Bianca. She is a fighter.

Plagued by injury and with two knees

patched up with eight pins, she

battled for bronze in Rio last year.

Look at that, cracking shot.

Bianca

Walkden, Olympic Games bronze

medallist.

Made of tough stuff, as

Scousers. But strength of body is

not enough. You need strength of

mind to be a fighter. Two years ago

her grandad passed away on the day

of the World Championship final.

When the world kicked her, she

kicked back. Harder.

This summer, Our Bianca set out to

defend her title.

Six minutes to

decide who will be world champion.

Poised, composed in control.

Untouchable all day, unstoppable.

World-class!

Sometimes we win for

ourselves. Sometimes we win for

others. There is something greater

than gold that drives us. Yet again,

Queen B would not be defeated. I

guess you can never keep a good

Scouser down.

Two time world

champion, British tae kwon do

history.

That's all you need to know

when it comes to Our Bianca.

APPLAUSE

We'll meet Bianca shortly after

we've turned our attention to

boxing. In August 11 time world

champion Floyd made whether the

ultimate fighter, McGregor in a

fight that packed punch but had a

fistful of dollars. -- Floyd

Mayweather. In front of 90,000

people at Wembley a modest young man

faced a wily old warrior for the

heavyweight championship of the

world. And when the bell went it

would prove to be a knockout night

for our final contender. Anthony

Joshua.

Anthony Joshua on the floor for the

first time in his career. Wladimir

Klitschko moving in for the finish.

For a split-second you don't know

what's happened. A lot of things

running through your head. I thought

myself, I've done well to get here

but this isn't where it ends. I

never came in this gym to be a

boxer, I was still bricklaying,

still working. Still had to find

ways to make ends meet. Seeing the

different sides of the table. Both I

can look at in a positive light.

I'd

like to officially announce Anthony

Joshua against Wladimir Klitschko.

It starts in a little gym around

Finchley. And we've taken it to the

world. It was a barnstormer for

sure.

Rising to his feet like a

terminator!

Anthony Joshua down!

Seven, aged... I realise this is a

fight I was never willing to lose.

As he threw the right hand that was

coming to my head, I went under,

left hook, followed with the

uppercut.

What an uppercut from

Anthony Joshua, my goodness, rudd

Amir Klitschko shaken.

That was the

beginning of the end for Wladimir

Klitschko.

Timber! When this shows

up, there is a beast in me. I'm

never going to give up. On this

show, wherever I get to now... Is

much better than where I started in

the first place.

Champion of the

world!

Ladies and gentlemen, let's

get ready to rumble... With

heavyweights Bianca Walkden and

Anthony Joshua!

What a welcome for both of you.

Bianca, your home crowd, walking out

with AJ, Sue Johnstone having done

the voice-over for your film, pretty

good isn't it?

I can't ask for much

more could I, really?

You had a

phenomenal year, four Grand Prix

titles and nobody has done that and

win the World Championship, what

makes you unbeatable?

I think it's

just that I never give up and I've

got like a motto. I always want to

go out there and I always say to

myself, no matter what happens, I'll

die trying. My dad always texts me

before I go in the ring saying, no

mercy. I've literally got to give

them get as much as I can I have no

choice to go out there and try to

kick someone in the face and knock

them out.

She puts it so well. You

had terrible, terrible trouble with

injuries. You missed London 2012,

does it mean even more to you now

because of what you've been through?

I think if I didn't go through all

of that, like, it wouldn't make me

who I am today. I wouldn't go out

there die trying because everything

I've been through has been so hard.

I just want to, like, remember what

I've been through, to remember to go

into the ring, so when I do go out

there I give absolutely everything

I've got my blood, sweat and tears.

I think that is what has made me who

I am. Because I am a Scouser, it is

deep down inside me, so I've got to

fight for the win.

You are doing

that tonight. We wouldn't encourage

people to go out and kick each other

in the head. You do it so well.

Please vote for me, yeah?

Anthony, what year it has been for

you, that fight with Klitschko was

so special, a rocky fight.

It was

tough, tougher than I expected. All

credit to him. Without him we

wouldn't be able to put on a good

fight. Credit to the promoters and

manager and so forth, because the

stage was set and it's just, are we

going to deliver in terms of the

silo fight? We both came together

and it gelled well.

Boxing is

notorious for trash talking. But

that isn't really your style. You've

shown you don't have to do that to

win a scrap.

Life is about how you

interpret things, so when I first

started boxing my interpretation was

about Mike Tyson, the gutter side,

then I realised the discipline, the

regiment, the likes of Wladimir

Klitschko and how they conduct

themselves. I tried to change the

angle.

It's good for the sport,

isn't it?

There are kids watching

and so on so I get that side of

things. It's like what you were

saying, you need that gut which you

show in the fight. Outside of that I

have calmness and respect. It's

tough when somebody keeps poking

you, how do you keep a live on that?

-- lid on that.

Everybody wants to

know who is next. Tony Bellew? He's

shaking his head, Tony Bellew, don't

fancy that one?

Tony's my guy, I

support him through whatever, thick

and thin.

Who's going to be?

Me, I

think definitely we have to get our

hands on another championship belt,

so there are five championship

belts, we've got three of them. Next

year... It's crazy because so soon

we have the possibility of capturing

the other two. First and foremost,

that is the long-term plan. Let's

look at the short term. Jessica

Parker has been very realistic in

terms of when he's going to fight an

internal negotiations. A fight that

can potentially happen in March or

April.

Hopefully that will take

place. Good luck with that and good

luck tonight. Good luck to Bianca

Walkden. Anthony Joshua ladies and

gentlemen! APPLAUSE

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