“If you allow yourself to not achieve because of someone else, you’ve allowed someone else to stand in your way”: Paul Parker - Ex-professional footballer for England and Manchester United, Pundit, Blogger, Corporate Trainer, Coach & Cross Channel Racing

Paul Parker Leila is joined by Paul Parker – Ex-Professional footballer for England and Manchester United, Pundit, Blogger, Corporate Trainer, Coach & Cross Channel Racing Ambassador. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · Paul’s story so far, from being brought up in London and subsequently Essex by his Jamaican immigrate parents to becoming an athlete, initially at school in athletics and then becoming a professional footballer · Paul’s experience in school during the era of Skinheads and the National Front, but also being someone who other pupils were able to relate to due to his participation in sport · The racist chants and taunting from football fans that Paul had to face up to on a regular basis during the 1980s · Paul’s experiences as a manager/coach compared to when he was playing, and the different nature of the challenges RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulparker64/ Continue the conversation on LinkedIn