E206: Jamie Carragher: The Untold Story of Liverpool Legend That Pushed Himself Too Far

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🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

There is love for the beautiful game and then there is the all consuming passion that Jamie Carragher has for football. From a top class player to one its best television pundits, Jamie has devoted his life and career to the sport.

From a working class upbringing as a Bootle boy to “Mr Liverpool”, Jamie has always stayed loyal to his roots and to the city that nurtured and supported him in reaching the heights that his career soared to. However, the sense of duty Jamie felt for his city and its supporters loaded him with a crippling pressure and mental toll.

In this intimate conversation, Jamie opens the door to a level of sporting achievement that only a select few people ever get to see, discussing both its highs and lows, victories on the pitch and in the mind. As well as the journey from a boyhood fan to the local legend that is ‘Carra’.

Topics:

Your birth
High standards from your dad
being obsessed with winning
Gérard Houllier
Finding people that have the right mentality
Playing for England vs Liverpool
Traits of people that don't make it
Managers losing the dressing room
Pivotal moment for Liverpool
Ronaldo
Managers and player relationships
Being happy your career had ended
Football knowledge
Your partner
The last guests question

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I couldn't get it out of my mind, I had to get hold of a psychologist.
0:05.0	I'm just like this can't go on.
0:08.0	Jamie Caraget is a Liverpool stalwart, 730 odd appearances.
0:12.0	It's never going to be another Jamie Caraget.
0:14.0	He's a winner.
0:15.0	You're going to get it to shoot. He will, you know?
0:17.0	That's just ridiculous.
0:19.0	I'm no huge Ronaldo fan. I think that's pretty obvious.
0:22.0	It's sad for him, the way people are speaking about Messi
0:25.0	towards the end of his career, I'm Ronaldo and it's completely different.
0:28.0	It's almost like he feels like he's not right at the end.
0:30.0	I've got so much admiration for him for his mental strength.
0:32.0	To be able to withstand fresh air criticism and I saw too many players
0:36.0	never recover from that.
0:38.0	I knew from the first time I played football
0:40.0	to make winning was all that mattered.
0:42.0	If you say to me, what do I miss most of being a professional footballer?
0:46.0	It's a winner.
0:47.0	I'd rather cheat and win than not win.
0:50.0	When Jamie loses a game, is he different?
0:52.0	I punish myself when I didn't perform well.
0:55.0	I regret that but it was always that thing of, am I good enough?
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