Today I'm talking to Adam Turner, who started playing squash when he was six years old and basically hasn’t stopped since. He was clearly a talented and motivated young player because he reached no. 1 in England for under 13s and then again for under 15s.

In the interview, Adam talks about the choices you face between turning professional as a sports person and, alternatively, continuing to play at a high level but as a semi-professional. He seems to have found the right balance for him personally, where he still plays squash semi-professionally, while also working as the head squash coach at the Hallamshire Tennis & Squash Club in Sheffield, one of the UK’s largest private sports clubs.

You can hear the love of the game in Adam’s voice and how much satisfaction it gives him to watch the people he coaches enjoy a sport that’s given him so much personally.