Are sporting stars born or made? How do you raise a child champion?
Lee Spurling, known professionally as The Wolf, is 12 years old. His devoted parents, Lavinia and Ian, believe that he is the next Tiger Woods and they spend all their time and energy helping their son to become the best in the world.
Eden Silva, from Essex, is trying to make her mark at the World Under 12 Championships. But will her skills match up to the expectations of her father Roger, who is taking a huge gamble on his daughter's talents?
Giving The Wolf a run for his money is the Iceman, Britain's youngest World Golf Champion - nine-year-old Billy Spooner. Billy's dad has turned his back garden into a golfing range for his only son and is always by his side, working as his caddie or offering him fatherly advice.
Meanwhile, in South London lives one of the country's brightest boxing prospects, 15-year-old Charlie Edwards - the Under 16 Champion of Britain. Boxing has taken over his single dad Larry's house. His garage has become a gym. The garden has a full-size ring and there's a sauna in his bedroom...
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Thu 26 Mar 2009
Are sporting stars born or made? How do you raise a child champion?
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