In Memory of Granga Interview With Luke Wareham
Episode description
Today Rob talks to Luke, who he actually met when he was going to hire a car; Luke struck Rob as he gave incredible customer service. They got talking about Football and Rob discovered Luke's incredible story all about opportunity, adversity and motivation.
This interview is arguably the best example of the LMC ethos, what it is ‘all about' so tune in today listen to this inspiring story.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Luke was greatly influenced by his grandad, a very successful entrepreneur with a keen interest in sport, he gave Luke great support, motivation and inspiration throughout his life.
- Luke had a keen interest in playing football even from as young as 2, as he got a bit older the people around him noticed that he had more talent than the ‘average' kid. Luke put in a lot of hard work and was lucky enough to represent Stoke on Trent around the country, he had very promising football career ahead of him.
- At the age of 14 Luke suffered a severe injury when playing football, it changed his entire life course.
- With his fantastic support system Luke was able to make a really good recovery from his injury, but he wasn't able to return to professional football.
- Luke uses this extremely difficult time in his life as motivation. Luke's attitude and strength against adversity is a lesson for us all.
BEST MOMENTS
“If you're gonna have a career in football you always got to plan for after…you've got to be a better human being”
“Even if you're not going to make it back into football let's get to a standard where you can enjoy your life again”
“There's no bitterness, no anger, there's only gratitude for people who've helped you”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Ryles is a UEFA A licensed coach with a League Managers Association qualification and a science and medicine background. He has worked in the football industry in Europe, USA and Africa; at International, Premiership, League, Non-League and grassroots levels with both World Cup and European Championship experience
Rob Ryles prides himself on having a forward thinking and progressive approach to the game built through his own experience as well as lessons learned from a number of highly successful managers and coaches.
The Leader Manager Coach Podcast is where we take a deep dive examining knowledge, philosophies, wisdom and insight to help you lead, manage and coach in football, sport and life.
ABOUT THE GUEST
Luke Wareham
Luke is currently a 25 year old vehicle rental specialist working in The UK. He shares his story of footballing potential as a young boy through suffering a devastating injury that essentially ended a hopeful career.
CONTACT METHOD
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