0:00:05 > 0:00:07Owens wins.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Johnson, by yards!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12THE greatest swimmer ever.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15'The long road to glory.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The champion becomes a legend.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23'It's a journey that requires talent.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26'A gift.'
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Faultless.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31'But always years of hard work...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33'support...
0:00:33 > 0:00:34'encouragement...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37'and belief.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40'This is what it takes to be the best.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:42The greatest British Olympian.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Gold for Freeman.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50'And at the start of this journey - a flash.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'An instant that changes everything.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54'Destiny.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55'History.'
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I am the greatest.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01London 2012 will inspire a generation.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'A moment that touches us all.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:05That's the world record!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08'A flash of inspiration.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Beautiful!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Welcome to Inspire: The Olympic Journey,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18our brand-new monthly programme
0:01:18 > 0:01:21where we'll be celebrating a host of sporting heroes.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23We'll be meeting the stars of today
0:01:23 > 0:01:27and finding out more about the stars of tomorrow
0:01:27 > 0:01:3212 months ago, the nation came together, united by sport.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34We watched in wonder and awe
0:01:34 > 0:01:37at the achievements of a host of international stars.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39David Rudisha, Usain Bolt,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Chad le Clos and Anna Meares.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44In 12 months' time, those international superstars
0:01:44 > 0:01:47will be back on home soil for the Commonwealth Games.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49So, for our very first show,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51we've come to the host city to take a look around,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and I've found us a pretty good guide.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Britain's most decorated Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01shows me the sporting sights of Glasgow.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Throughout the series, we'll introduce the stars of the future.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07This month Helen Skelton spends the day
0:02:07 > 0:02:10with the 17-year-old swimmer Siobhan-Marie O'Connor.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17We hear Anthony Joshua's inspirational journey to success.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19And if you want to get inspired,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22find out more on how to get active, go to our website:
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Dealing with success and failure
0:02:29 > 0:02:32are an inevitable part of a sportsperson's life,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34and nobody knows more about those emotions
0:02:34 > 0:02:36than rower Katherine Grainger.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Three Olympics, three silver medals,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41until last summer in London she finally realised her dream
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and took gold with her partner Anna Watkins on Dorney Lake.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49She now faces one of the toughest decisions of her life.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Does she head into retirement
0:02:50 > 0:02:53or carry on for another three years to Rio?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Whether dealing with success or failure, or the decision to retire,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Katherine has found out that the aftermath of the London 2012 Games
0:03:01 > 0:03:04can pose some interesting challenges for those involved.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12What we are seeing right now is that dreams do come true!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16The day of the Olympic final is...a day unlike anything else.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18This was the once-in-a-lifetime home Olympic final
0:03:18 > 0:03:21that we'd never get the chance to get right again.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23All athletes in Team GB had different experiences.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Some met their goals in fantastic, glorious fashion,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29some devastatingly fell short of what they wanted.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Everyone looked forward in different ways,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but when it all finally had to come to an end
0:03:33 > 0:03:37there was a distinct feeling of, "Where do we go from here?"
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I'm on my way to meet a good friend,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44one of the most naturally gifted athletes I know.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46A fellow rower who, until five years ago,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49had never set foot in a boat.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52You need an awful lot of talent, focus and determination
0:03:52 > 0:03:55to become an Olympic champion in that time frame -
0:03:55 > 0:03:58attributes Helen Glover has in abundance.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02The reason I started rowing was to become an Olympic champion in 2012.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05So in 2008 you thought, "2012 Olympic champion"? Yeah.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Not every day did I think that COULD happen.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Every day I wanted it to happen,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11but there must have been something in me which thought I could do it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12I'm still, a year on,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16getting moments where someone will come up to me and say well done
0:04:16 > 0:04:18or say what it meant to them watching it,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20and that will really hit home,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22possibly even harder than crossing the line did.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26They're making history here at Eton Dorney!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28They've punched the air.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Great Britain are Olympic champions.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Did you feel a come-down at any point?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I got into my flat and I walked in and put my bags down
0:04:36 > 0:04:38and I thought, "What do I do?"
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And that evening I had a meal,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I started doing the washing-up,
0:04:43 > 0:04:48and that was the first normal thing I had done in a couple of months.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Cos we had lived together on training camp for so long, the whole team,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56that, you know, I was looking round, there was no-one to chat to.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58You felt lonely? Yeah, a little bit lonely and...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Those first few days, are you thinking, "What do I do with my life now?"
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Cos you've just achieved the thing you've been planning for four years. Yeah.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10You've ticked the box. And nobody plans the next day. Yeah. Exactly. Nobody thinks past the finish line.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13And I ticked the box of the one thing I wanted to achieve in my life
0:05:13 > 0:05:18and then I went home, and I sat at home, and I thought...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21"What's next?" And I think that, for me,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24is what made the decision to go to Rio quite quick.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26"What's next? Rio. OK, I can focus on that."
0:05:26 > 0:05:30You don't think, "I've already done it. I'm just going to do it again, am I?"
0:05:30 > 0:05:36No. I think the question of what is greater than winning at a home Olympics is a big question.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Because, actually, on its own, nothing.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41But then again, I think being defending Olympic champion
0:05:41 > 0:05:50defending a title, that's got to be exciting, and that's my new exciting thought, I think.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53One of the things that makes Helen Glover really stand out as an Olympian
0:05:53 > 0:05:56is the fact that she admits from day one of getting in a boat,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59her whole purpose was to become an Olympic champion.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01That's quite incredible and really quite unusual.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05She's still got the hunger, she's still got the drive, and she genuinely loves being in a boat.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And that's why she'll probably be Olympic champion in Rio.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13I only wish I had the same clarity about my own future.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Both Helen and I experienced an amazing high last summer,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20but I'm all too familiar with the painful emotion of leaving
0:06:20 > 0:06:23an Olympic Games feeling bitterly disappointed.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26My journey now takes me
0:06:26 > 0:06:29to meet an athlete who's endured that very same grieving process.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33Dai Greene suffered an injury-plagued winter leading up to London.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36The world champion fought hard to regain fitness
0:06:36 > 0:06:38but finished just outside the medals.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42A year on, I want to know how he's coped with that disappointment.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46The moment crossing the line, what's the first reaction, the first emotion?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Yeah, when I crossed the line I was just dipping to the line
0:06:48 > 0:06:50so I wasn't sure I was dipping for a place.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And I could see them going up on the board, and thinking...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55"Come on, just give me bronze." I knew it wasn't silver.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58COMMENTATOR: 'Sanchez takes the gold medal!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00'Taylor, Coulson and then Greene...'
0:07:00 > 0:07:05Obviously popped up I was fourth, and the disappointment, then, and just thinking,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08"Oh, that's it, it's over. I've finished fourth..."
0:07:08 > 0:07:12That just sucks. There's no other way to say it, really.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16It's just a really hollow feeling of achieving nothing, really.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19You've done all that hard work and you have nothing for it at the end.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Could you be proud with fourth?
0:07:20 > 0:07:26I wasn't for a good couple of months but then once I got back in training for the following season,
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I sat down with my coach and we came to the conclusion that
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I can't believe we actually got fourth after what we did.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35The whole of Britain was going crazy for the Olympics.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Had you experienced this kind of cauldron of Olympic fever?
0:07:39 > 0:07:44I obviously loved what the Olympics did for the country. I can say that easily now.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48But at the time, I didn't want to see all those medallists on TV every day.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53You don't want to be reminded of Super Saturday,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56which was my semifinal night, where I came fourth!
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The best way to get over it for me was to get back into training
0:08:00 > 0:08:03and start putting the work in for the following season.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07Did you always know you would continue after London? Yeah, it was never in doubt.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11I was only 27 so I've got plenty of time to continue my career.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It was never going to be the end.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I suspect the disappointment of London won't ever leave Dai,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20but what's so impressive is his determination to make amends for last summer.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22He's still got unfinished business.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26For other athletes, knowing what the future holds isn't so easy.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Retirement can leave a big hole to fill.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32But then aiming for another Olympics requires complete dedication
0:08:32 > 0:08:35and not much room for anything else in life.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39For me, I'm still in that awkward, indecisive phase.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42You're aware of a wider world out there.
0:08:42 > 0:08:48But the decision whether to say it's the end point for my rowing career finally is a big one.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53The thought of never doing that again and never being competitive in a boat is one I don't know if
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I'm ready to say no to yet.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Others have said no and made the decision to finish their careers in London.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Victoria Pendleton is one of them.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05She retired from a sport that has shaped her life from the age of nine.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08So far, I've been able to relate to everyone I've met,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and in some ways, Victoria will be no exception.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14But at the moment, she's in a very different place to me,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and that's why I was so keen to talk to her.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19I made the decision quite easily.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Because it was already four years longer than I intended to continue,
0:09:24 > 0:09:25and then I thought,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27"Is there any chance I could do another four years?"
0:09:27 > 0:09:32The answer is no. Straightaway! It really was clear, that sense of relief, in a way,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and release once it was finally over? Yes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38COMMENTATOR: Victoria Pendleton's career ends on a silver medal
0:09:38 > 0:09:41that draws an end to what has been
0:09:41 > 0:09:43a glittering, glittering career.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I was so relieved that I'd finished
0:09:47 > 0:09:51and I wouldn't have to go through any of that competition stuff ever again.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55If I continued, I would still have that pressure and expectation on my shoulders
0:09:55 > 0:09:57and I'd still have to carry it through to the next Olympics.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And it weighed heavy after a while! It really did weigh heavy.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Was there any aspect of, "I've made the wrong decision"?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Of course, when you make a decision like that, and it's pretty full-on,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10starting a life from scratch again, you've left the thing that gives you...
0:10:10 > 0:10:16It's your livelihood, it gives you a purpose, it gives you kind of a sense of belonging,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18and then to let it go and start again from scratch, and think,
0:10:18 > 0:10:23"Will I ever be good at anything else?" And is that scary? It is frightening.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26But I've really enjoyed just having a bit more time to spend
0:10:26 > 0:10:29with the people I love and the people I've neglected for the last ten years!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33You know, spending more time with my family and my friends
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and being free to do stuff with them like go on holiday.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41It's perfectly normal, I think, not to necessarily have a really clear direction.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Just I'm less used to it than most, I guess. As you are! Oh, completely. I'm lost.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Do you have an image of the next dream job
0:10:50 > 0:10:53or how you'd want your life to be? Not really!
0:10:53 > 0:10:57But the idea of being settled somewhere and have a home that's our home is really important to me.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01I would love to be settled somewhere in five years' time and feel...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05..kind of on a new path.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I want to be on a new path. But I don't know what that path is yet.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14I think for me it's been really interesting to meet three totally different athletes,
0:11:14 > 0:11:17different sports, different experiences in London 2012.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Whether it's been good, whether it's been bad,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23they've all dealt with the experience, learned from it, and moved forward.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29There's a real sense of optimism that whatever comes next, whatever future goals in the same career,
0:11:29 > 0:11:35change of career, change of plan, change of life, that for all of us, there is life after London.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44So we're here at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47one of the centrepiece venues for the Commonwealth Games.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Guess who I might be coming to meet.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57And here he is, Sir Chris Hoy!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Who better to take us round the venues?! Do I have to call you Sir?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02You don't, but you have to curtsy!
0:12:02 > 0:12:06OK, you've really changed! Thank you, thank you!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Great to see you in this, named after you.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14It's just such a wonderful tribute. But you won't be here? Yeah, well, I will be here.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17But you won't be competing? I'll be here cheering the Scottish team on.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20But, erm... Yeah, it's... I'm content in my career,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I'm content that I managed to achieve everything
0:12:22 > 0:12:26and way beyond what I hoped to, but I knew it was the right time.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30I knew I'd got the best out of myself and I wouldn't be at my best if I'd tried to compete here.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35I didn't want to turn up and be... It's really interesting. We've seen a piece by Katherine Grainger,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37who's still in the process, deciding what to do.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I did hope to continue and it would've been the dream end to my career,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42to be able to race here in Scotland for the last time,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45so it would've been fantastic, but maybe a bit greedy!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Just two years younger, maybe. Well, exactly! I know! That's...
0:12:53 > 0:12:56When you look out, and you see... I know there's a multisport day going on here,
0:12:56 > 0:13:01and you see all these kids trying out different sports and enjoying different sports,
0:13:01 > 0:13:03that feels good, doesn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Oh, it's brilliant. And it's not just been staged for us today either!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09This is genuinely what it's like. It gets used all the time
0:13:09 > 0:13:11and it's busy from first thing in the morning to last thing at night.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It's truly a world-class facility.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I don't think you could think of a bigger honour. It really is.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It's fantastic to think that your name is being linked with this
0:13:21 > 0:13:25amazing facility and it'll be part of the future of the sport for many years to come.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27So that's... To me, it's as important as winning medals,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29as important as your own personal success -
0:13:29 > 0:13:34to see that you're actually having some kind of longer-lasting impact on the sport that you love.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Well, Chris might be at the end of his career
0:13:38 > 0:13:40but others are just at the beginning.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Last year, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor was the youngest member
0:13:43 > 0:13:46of Britain's swimming team at the 2012 Games,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49and at 16 years old, she was also part of a team that underperformed.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Well, the selection process has toughened up and the British team are determined
0:13:53 > 0:13:54to make amends.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Helen Skelton found out all about that determination
0:13:57 > 0:14:00when she spent a day with Siobhan-Marie O'Connor.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04It's 8am and I'm in Bath to meet Siobhan,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07who has already been in the gym for a couple of hours,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10and she's not even halfway through her day.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13She's qualified for the World Championships in Barcelona,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15so there's plenty of work to be done.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23I get here for 6.30 and then we'll have an hour circuits in the gym.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25And then straight from there, we'll get in the pool
0:14:25 > 0:14:27and do a two-hour swim.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36British Championships, where she swam the time needed
0:14:36 > 0:14:39to qualify for the upcoming World Championships.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43I knew it was going to be tough because Great Britain have
0:14:43 > 0:14:47such a strong 200 medley selection for the girls,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I knew there would be a lot going under the time,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53so I just had to dig deep on that last length.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I managed to secure the time, so I was really happy with that.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59It's an impressive achievement, since the whole squad faced
0:14:59 > 0:15:05a tougher qualification process as a result of British swimming's failure to deliver at London 2012.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Three medals is not where we should be and it's not good enough.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14We targeted six or seven, and to get three was very disappointing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:1522.4...
0:15:16 > 0:15:19We're going to take a much more selective,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21smaller group to the World Championships.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24What it means is, if you qualify for Great Britain,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27you're probably already good enough to be a semifinalist or finalist.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30It means the swimmer has got to be hard enough to cope with
0:15:30 > 0:15:32that pressure at the trials, which means when they go to
0:15:32 > 0:15:36the Worlds or the Olympics, they can cope with that pressure.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40With Siobhan, you know, she went to the Worlds and the Olympics,
0:15:40 > 0:15:45she has experienced it now, and for her, the next thing is to make the finals and the podium,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49because I firmly believe she is capable of a podium position.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Competing at a home games is arguably one of the most valuable experiences
0:15:53 > 0:15:56a young athlete can have, but in Siobhan's case,
0:15:56 > 0:16:02the challenges she faced in qualifying for London are perhaps just as important.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Her dream was almost cut short
0:16:04 > 0:16:08when she missed out in her preferred event at the first Olympic trials.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Fortunately, there was a second chance.
0:16:10 > 0:16:17After a few months of intensive breaststroke training,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It was a puncher's chance.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I don't think many people thought it was going to happen,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25but this was going to be my last chance -
0:16:25 > 0:16:31I just trained so hard, focused everything on breaststroke, and it all fell into place, really.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34That one minute of that race changed my life.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38COMMENTATOR: Spofforth hands over to Siobhan-Marie O'Connor.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40What a great opportunity for her.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Having made the breaststroke, I had an opportunity for the relay,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46so I got to swim in an Olympic final.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48When I missed out at the first trials,
0:16:48 > 0:16:52if someone had told me I would be swimming in an Olympic final
0:16:52 > 0:16:55a few months later, I would have said, "No way!"
0:16:55 > 0:16:58But it all fell into place and it was incredible.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03Despite her age, she's got amazing experience already at the top events.
0:17:03 > 0:17:0717 years old, being an Olympian already, is amazing.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10She has come on a hell of a lot in the past couple of years.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14You know, I think she has really matured in her performances as well.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Alongside competing at the top and improving her mental strength,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Siobhan has been working on her physical strength, too,
0:17:20 > 0:17:24and most days that means at least three hours in the gym.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27These sessions obviously help your physicality,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29but it seems it helps team morale.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33You are all having a laugh in here as well as sweating! Definitely!
0:17:33 > 0:17:37In the pool, you have got your head down and you can't really speak to people,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40but in here we can chat to each other and have a bit of banter.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45CHEERING AND LAUGHTER
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Sorry!
0:17:48 > 0:17:51For you, then, how does it compare? Do you prefer being in the pool,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55or how do you feel about doing the weights?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I know have a lot I can improve on in the gym,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00because I'm like a fish out of water!
0:18:00 > 0:18:03This is really important. With John and stuff,
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I'm hoping to get a lot stronger and fitter.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Siobhan deals with an intensive training regime -
0:18:10 > 0:18:15she's taking an A-level and regularly goes abroad for training camps and competitions.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18At 17, that's a lot to handle,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22so living at home with her family gives her the support she needs.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26She's off tomorrow, so this is our Sunday dinner.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Are you all going out to Barcelona? Yeah. Who gets the most stressed?
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Definitely Mum, she can't watch it.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38If I hear that she is winning, I'll look up and I'll cheer her on.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Otherwise I have my head in my hands or in my bag.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44I can't... My nerves!
0:18:44 > 0:18:52Siobhan is very competitive when she races, when she trains.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53Especially in swimming.
0:18:53 > 0:18:58They train so hard, day in, day out, and she sacrifices so much -
0:18:58 > 0:19:04gives up sleepovers, parties, you know, sort of boyfriends.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08So you know how much they sacrifice, that's why...
0:19:08 > 0:19:11But it's the same for every parent, they want their child to do well
0:19:11 > 0:19:14because they know how much they have sacrificed.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18For you, the Worlds is the thing on the horizon, that is what you are
0:19:18 > 0:19:22training for, but how often do you think about the Commonwealth Games?
0:19:22 > 0:19:27How often do you think about Rio? People must ask about that, post-London. Definitely.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30The good thing about swimming, there is always something
0:19:30 > 0:19:33at the end of the year, even when it is not the Olympics and Worlds.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Glasgow is a good halfway point between the two Olympics,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40to see where you are. You always think about it,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43because that is the next big thing which is coming up.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48If you've been inspired to get active, go to our website
0:19:48 > 0:19:51to find out more, or find us on Twitter.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Thank you! After you.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07This part of the city has been undergoing regeneration
0:20:07 > 0:20:09for some time, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12This is a part of Glasgow that really suffered
0:20:12 > 0:20:16with the closure of shipyards and industrial work.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Yes, there's Celtic Park, Parkhead, just over there.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23The opening ceremony. Yeah. Any idea what it will consist of?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27I've no idea! You're asking the wrong man! Favourite Scottish band?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31It's going to have The Proclaimers in there somewhere, isn't it?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32HE LAUGHS
0:20:32 > 0:20:37If it does, I didn't know! I'm not letting the cat out of the bag!
0:20:37 > 0:20:41It reminds me of Manchester before the Commonwealth Games in 2002,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44the amount of work that was done to regenerate that part of the city.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48It's a similar area, and you see how Manchester was transformed,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50so I'm sure it will have a similar effect.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54The athletes' village is nearby, isn't it? Yeah, it's 85% finished.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58The houses and flats will be low-cost housing afterwards.
0:20:58 > 0:20:59That's right.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01One of the big factors for the success of London,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04apart from you guys doing well and the venues being great -
0:21:04 > 0:21:07the Games Makers made the Games so enjoyable -
0:21:07 > 0:21:09seeing their joy at saying hello,
0:21:09 > 0:21:14and the Games Makers are going to be a factor here. They will be.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I believe the stats...
0:21:16 > 0:21:19There were 15,000 Games Maker slots, 50,000 people applied.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23That's more than the Manchester and Melbourne Games combined
0:21:23 > 0:21:24in terms of applications.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27There is huge interest, and when people come to a city
0:21:27 > 0:21:30that is the biggest thing - if you can get people welcomed,
0:21:30 > 0:21:33make them feel they are part of it, and put on a great show, a party.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36We can put on a good party in Scotland, so I think it will be
0:21:36 > 0:21:40the best Commonwealth Games we've ever seen.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Cheers. Smart cab! Lovely! Thank you!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Another iconic Scottish venue.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Normally, in the tunnel at Hampden Park, the national stadium,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58it's the sound of football boots running out here.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Next summer it will be the sound of athletics spikes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Yeah, it's going to be quite a transformation.
0:22:03 > 0:22:10So there'll be Mo Farah, Usain Bolt, Jess Ennis, David Rudisha, all running here.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14It's amazing to think how it's going to be transformed.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17It's an iconic football location but to see it with a track...
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I'm not sure how they're going to do it! Luckily enough,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Suzanne is just the lady to tell us how this track is going to work.
0:22:26 > 0:22:26I've heard a metre higher.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28A lot more than a metre higher.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31More like two metres. More about Chris' height, in fact.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34You were saying it's an iconic football stadium
0:22:34 > 0:22:38but where we are standing is where the 100m straight will be.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40We'll be building it up to about this height.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Hampden is an oval ground so it lends itself
0:22:42 > 0:22:45to the shape of athletics, but it is not quite big enough.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48It will go right up to that blue wall there.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51That will be the first row of seats? Pretty much.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54More to the point, it'll become a football stadium at the end of it,
0:22:54 > 0:22:56so it's a temporary transformation.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05What will success look like from this Commonwealth Games in about a year and three weeks' time?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I think seeing places packed to the rafters,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11no spare seats, everybody getting involved,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14everyone desperate to see some action, no matter what sport it is.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Which is what, in the end, happened in London.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18If we can get the same thing here in Glasgow,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20to me, that would be a sign of success.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Thank you so much for your time because I know you are so busy,
0:23:24 > 0:23:26a packed agenda. My pleasure, thank you.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Go along to whatever you have to do next. I'll run off this way!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Run! This is where you run, now. See you. Cheers.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40While Sir Chris Hoy has been cycling pretty much his whole life,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Anthony Joshua only stepped in to a boxing ring at 18 years of age.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Four years later, he was Super Heavyweight Olympic boxing
0:23:47 > 0:23:51champion but the path to gold was far from smooth and his life
0:23:51 > 0:23:54could have taken a very different direction indeed,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57were it not for the loving support of his family and his own
0:23:57 > 0:24:00dedication. This is Anthony Joshua's story.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Hard to explain.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11When I was boxing, you don't get paid, so I was finding means to
0:24:11 > 0:24:15support myself, but at the same time, I was trying to concentrate on
0:24:15 > 0:24:17becoming a full-time athlete.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I needed an opportunity. But I am a proud man so I don't rely on anyone.
0:24:21 > 0:24:28It led into me carrying some cannabis and I was removed from
0:24:28 > 0:24:32the Olympic team and had my boxing licence removed.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37It was tough for the family but we pulled through and it's given him
0:24:37 > 0:24:40a wake-up call. He has learned from his experience.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45Luckily, they allowed me to continue to box, which was a blessing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I've thought, this is it, this is my last opportunity.
0:24:50 > 0:24:59He first walked in the gym in 2008, he came with his cousin Ben.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02All right, mate? I'm good, thank you.
0:25:02 > 0:25:07Good to see you. I'd told him I want to get fit, I want to get stronger.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10And he said, "Look, why don't you come for a real workout and see what
0:25:10 > 0:25:11"I get up to down the boxing gym."
0:25:11 > 0:25:16That was how it started. I didn't really read too much into it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20I didn't take it seriously. He did but I didn't.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22A day old... Look at your coconut head!
0:25:24 > 0:25:28They say a coconut is hard to smash and maybe that's why I got into boxing!
0:25:28 > 0:25:30THEY LAUGH
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I can remember when I got sparring,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35there was about seven heavyweights in the gym.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40The first two I was doing well until I come across a more experienced heavyweight.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45I had a Slovakian here, he was a top class heavyweight, and he used to
0:25:45 > 0:25:52box circles around Josh, frustrate him.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55throwing hooks, spinning around like Michael Jackson would!
0:25:55 > 0:25:59I felt like I failed myself. Failure was kind of like a
0:25:59 > 0:26:01motivation. I always went back and
0:26:01 > 0:26:04started seeing improvements and improvements. A year later, Josh
0:26:04 > 0:26:08beat him up. After one round they had to stop, his face was a mess.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12And that is how, in a matter of a year, somebody who had been
0:26:12 > 0:26:16out-boxing Josh and doing what he wanted with him, couldn't handle him.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18That's when I realised I could get good at this.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23If I keep on working hard. Are you fit? Yeah. Lift up your top.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29What are you weighing now? LAUGHTER
0:26:31 > 0:26:35What are you weighing now? 107.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39I could see the changes in him. He was very eager to go to the
0:26:39 > 0:26:41boxing club. And the next year, he
0:26:41 > 0:26:47was entered into competitions and he won, and then he kept winning.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52I was thinking, "Oh, my gosh! Is that what boxing is doing to my son?"
0:26:52 > 0:26:55I won't swear, but he is a nasty
0:26:55 > 0:26:59piece of work in the ring and that's the way you've got to be.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03At the end of the day, in the ring, you have got to
0:27:03 > 0:27:07hit them before they hit you. You can't be Mr Nice Guy, shaking hands.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10But Josh isn't. I went through the Novices,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Haringey Box Cup and so on.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Then I became an ABA champion.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18I didn't know about Olympic boxing when I first laced up
0:27:18 > 0:27:23my gloves. So my goal was to become an ABA champion
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and then a professional boxer.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30And then I found out about the Olympic boxing when I
0:27:30 > 0:27:33started to become more of an elite boxer.
0:27:33 > 0:27:40Representing Great Britain, Silver medallist, Anthony Joshua!
0:27:40 > 0:27:44I could hear the roar, the cheer, the support they gave me.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47The most rousing reception...
0:27:47 > 0:27:50It was something like a gladiator moment,
0:27:50 > 0:27:53you know when they are about to go out into the battlefield...
0:27:53 > 0:27:58The opening bell sounds to determine the final gold medal.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04In boxing, it is either, you win or you lose, that's your Olympic dream gone.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07He's getting clipped by thunderous shots in the corner.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Joshua is trying to fight back, but he has been rocked solidly.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17It is Camarelli who leads Joshua by three.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Going into round three, I said to myself, whatever happens from here,
0:28:21 > 0:28:25I want to walk out with my head held high.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29And a spirited rally from Anthony Joshua!
0:28:29 > 0:28:33And rousing reception from the crowd greets that work.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38More left hand from Joshua. Come on, Josh, you can do this!
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I had the banner over my face.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I can tell you, my heart was beating.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I thought I was going to have a heart attack.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Here's the official verdict...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54In the blue corner...
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So, I looked across,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and I thought, I'm the one in the blue!
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Representing Great Britain - Anthony Joshua.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07It was like, gosh, gosh, he has won! I was so happy!
0:29:07 > 0:29:08I was so happy for him.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Anthony Joshua is the Olympic Super Heavyweight Champion.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14A wonderful achievement!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Everything I gained from the Olympics is a
0:29:20 > 0:29:23positive experience. There's not one negative thing. It's made me tough
0:29:23 > 0:29:27and stronger and given me a great opportunity.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I am now a heavyweight boxer. No more super heavyweight.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37I've got rid of the head guard and the vest. As a professional boxer,
0:29:37 > 0:29:42my end goal is to become a world champion, an undisputed world champion.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Some fighters in their whole lifetime, they never do what he has
0:29:46 > 0:29:49done. He's been to the Europeans,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52the Worlds and the Olympics in four years.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56He sleeps boxing, wakes up to boxing, he dreams boxing,
0:29:56 > 0:29:58he loves boxing, he lives for boxing.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02From court to sport, from negative to positive,
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I am happy and my family is happy, and the people who
0:30:05 > 0:30:12support me are going to see a great journey.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Hearing Katherine Grainger debate her future was intriguing.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Knowing when to face life's new challenges
0:30:21 > 0:30:25is almost as tough as the road to glory for our heroes.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Siobhan-Marie O'Connor has years to go before those decisions
0:30:28 > 0:30:30and Anthony Joshua is set on his path.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Like Sir Chris Hoy, I'm sure they will take their
0:30:33 > 0:30:36never-give-up attitude into whatever they do.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38They are an inspiring bunch.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44And if they have inspired you, you can find out more on our website.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50And remember, keep looking for that flash of inspiration.