Tony Adams
Kirsty Young's castaway is the former England and Arsenal football captain Tony Adams.
Kirsty Young's castaway is the footballer Tony Adams.
He's one of the few people who know at first hand the pressures and joys of captaining the England team. And, after signing as a schoolboy for Arsenal, he is the only man ever to have led a championship winning team across three decades.
The drama and successes of his life have been as remarkable off the pitch as on it. He found sporting glory despite being an alcoholic and even served time in prison for drink-driving. But his journey of recovery has been a remarkable one. He went back to studying, developed a love of literature and the arts and put his own money into a charity to support other sports men and women recovering from addiction. It's a transformation that his former team-mates have described as 'heroic'. Now, he is heading to Azerbaijan to become a manager, he is planning, he says, to build the Tony Adams team.
Record: Monty Python's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Book: The book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Luxury: Football.
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Monty Python
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Book Choice
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The book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Luxury Choice
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Football
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kirsty Young |
Interviewed Guest | Tony Adams |
Broadcasts
- Sun 27 Jun 2010 10:00大象传媒 Radio 4 LW
- Sun 27 Jun 2010 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 2 Jul 2010 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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