#216 Mind over matter with Ellis Haggith

In 2013, Ellis was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia aged just 16. He underwent 3 and half years of daily chemotherapy and finished in 2016 aged 19.   He began his return to basketball, making his professional debut for Leicester Riders under a year later and has been playing elite basketball ever since.   In the episode we spoke about:   - What was it like being diagnosed with cancer?   - Were there dark days in those 3 1/2 years?   - Did you ever think you would ever set foot on a basketball court again?   - Do you think having Hoops Aid, even if it was as spectator helped?   - What has it been like for you with the lockdown? (Recorded during Lockdown)   - What was it like going from remission to getting back to basketball?   - Why did you pick Loughborough University to study at?   - Did you ever think in your wildest dreams you would play professional basketball given where you had been with cancer?   - Do you think because you have faced adversity, it has set you up better to deal with pro basketball?   - 'My approach was very different to the norm of dealing with my illness'   * Elliot Cockrell's reference about tangibles to exercise and performance in episode 209   - What is your take on bullying in sport? (Recorded when British Gymnastics was in the press about bullying) * I spoke to Olympic Rower, Matt Langridge off air on his episode about it.   - Sean Quinn, Director of Mental Conditioning and Operations at Moawad Consulting Group: Allen Iverson viral comment about "We talking about practice"   - Which athlete would you like to sit down with died or alive? and why?   amongst others You can connect with Ellis on instagram. For more information about The Mindset Athlete by connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodcast For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit fitamputee.co.uk and connect with him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram