Peter Crouch is a former professional footballer, sports pundit, and podcaster. What was it like playing in the Premier League alongside some of football’s most intense personalities? In an era where a goal celebration, whether it was the robot or a knee slide, showed your confidence as much as your skill, what was life like for Peter Crouch back then, and what’s he up to now? Expect to learn why so many ex-footballers started doing podcasts, what the common psychological archetype of top flight football players are, what being inside Premier League dressing rooms taught Peter about masculinity, why there are still no publicly gay premier league players, how Peter dealt with anxiety and the adrenaline whilst being a footballer, what worst part of the job that the general public don’t understand and much more… - 0:00 Why Do Ex-Footballers Turn to Podcasting? 8:39 What Archetype Shapes Most Footballers? 18:37 The ‘Man-Up’ Mentality of Changing Rooms 24:25 Why Don’t Players Want to Come Out? 35:40 Does Success Breed Toxicity in Elite Sport? 43:21 The Importance of Enjoying the Journey 01:00:55 How Peter Used Nerves and Anxiety as Fuel 01:09:48 Why Do Ex-Footballers Go Bankrupt? 01:13:16 The Silent Cost of Heading the Ball: What is it Doing to Players Long-Term? 01:21:19 How British Football Became a Religion 01:25:38 The Key to a Thriving Relationship in the Spotlight 01:34:06 Where to Find Peter - Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/