Sports Life Stories on ITV is a documentary series that looks at the lives of some of the most iconic sportsmen and women as they speak in candid interviews about their careers. The footage is made up of interviews with the sportsperson but also features archive film, interviews with family and friends and fellow professionals in a fascinating hour long programme. Catch up with Sports Life Stories via youriplayer.co.uk now and see what lies behind your sporting heros.
These sporting biographies will delight fans but also interest the viewer with only a passing interest. Many of the sports people have had struggles and personal difficulties in their lives and although the sporting angle is important, you don’t even have to like sport to enjoy this programme.

Sports Life Stories on ITV is a relatively new series and has offered a great choice of sporting stars for the first season. These include boxing champion Barry McGuigan, athlete Dame Kelly Holmes , Rugby legends Lawrence Dallaglio and Gareth Thomas, iconic cricketer Brian Lara and Fabrice Muamba – the Congolese footballer who collapsed on the pitch are in this first series. Hell raising Snooker player Ronnie O Sullivan and controversial Bolton boxer Amir Khan are also the subjects of the documentaries. One of the most interesting aspects of this series is that it offers a rare chance to get to know the real people behind the tabloid headlines and in some cases  you feel you understand the motivation that pushes them on to their success.
 

Watch all episodes of Sports Life Stories here. Sports Life Stories is a tv-programme of BBC One. You can see all episodes of Sports Life Stories here via Youriplayer.co.uk.