Ant Middleton & Jamie Vardy: A Tale of Two Underdogs | Men's Health UK

When we provided our Guest Editor Ant Middleton with a list of names to interview, it was Jamie Vardy’s that jumped off the page. Both underdogs, both not ‘making it’ the easy way, both with their flaws, and both with a winning mindset and mentality.
Here, in part one, Ant and Jamie talk about setbacks, perseverance, and how to perform at the elite level, whether you’re firing guns or scoring goals.
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[@craig975]

Ant you should start a Podcast with Billy,Foxy and Ollie. You could take it in turns so there is 2 of you interviewing people that have a story to tell. SAS Who Dares Wins is a great TV Show, you have all written awesome books, a podcast could be the next stage of getting your message out. Society would greatly benefit from incorporating some of the Special Forces mindset into day to day living. Just my opinion but i think it would definitely be a winner.

[@doddles4049]

Call it the Guardroom and have people hooded and blindfolded when they enter like the show 😂

[@wulfloft5805]

He'd be like British jre

[@cheekboy7247]

Agree

[@kaasamalikhan6804]

Great idea!

[@James-vx9ri]

What an idea

[@ap5194]

Not many stories like Jamie vardys with professional football. Good on ya dude. Kept grinding and made it to the premier league

[@andrea8910]

Dario Hubner in Serie A too

[@harrydes23]

there are loads demrit 24 ,prso 25, Danny britchard 25, Danny newton 26, DJ campbell 25

[@1NELifeBrand]

Love two underdogs with good mindsets!

[@credenzia]

Ant is a clown

[@User10111]

Tom Bishop why

[@gazzyb5427]

What a career Jamie Vardy has had, non league until 25 climbing to the top by leading Leicester to a unimaginable premier league tiltle, breaking records along the way and going on to play for England. Absolutely incredible achievement

[@adambritain5774]

Good on him. Wouldn't begrudge him any of his success.

[@jamesrobbins3582]

Perseverance brings rewards

[@benrice6780]

Awesome both inspirational and true warriors may be a bit bias being from and live in leicester legends!!!

[@SomeRandomBod]

These talking heads episodes are a great watch, looking forward to many more. Whoever came up with the idea at M's.H, jobsagoodun!

[@paulhughes876]

Well done lad👍🙏

[@keepgoing6296]

Honestly, believe you are special!

[@KR-jl8zs]

Ant was at my uncles wedding, he was a lot skinnier and his english has improved a lot. He served with my uncle.

[@DG-yw8fb]

He is English why would his English improve

[@waynehenton7714]

2 great guys

[@MensFX3]

nice interview!

[@elephantgunners9518]

He deffo looks like max branning

[@scouseshamrock2513]

He basically likes having a party when he gets home 🏡

[@whysoserious8232]

Jamie Vardy’s having a party. Bring your beer and your charlie 💪🏻

[@justindaubney5361]

Great job Ant such ashamed keep trying Vardy you can be great

[@sleepsoundslovers2301]

Footballer interviews are like watching paint dry..

[@beniteztheconman]

Doesn't help when being interviewed by a dumb soldier.

[@deanwilson7031]

Stanley13 wanker

[@TommyBahama84]

Stanley13 you’d melt under the pressure of the training he’s received.

[@James-yy4vl]

Footballers are so media trained that interviews with them lose all meaning, wish they’d let loose and say something interesting. Saying that I don’t think Vardy is bad to listen to and his story over his career is a crazy one.

[@eugenekrabs4016]

Basically...........

[@paultregoning9033]

Interesting interview.. I'd like to interview Ant to see if he is this stiff when being interviewed by someone with no knowledge or experience in his field.

[@drydz6097]

Watch the russell Howard chat with him

[@a.p941]

Ant Middleton CEO of dogged

[@AlexAppleby]

Does anyone else find it kind of psychotic that Ant flips the way he is in a heartbeat. He goes from being this shouting DS to a caring, loving guy like someone's flipped a switch. It's so weird.

[@anthonyrybicki1000]

He's bipolar..

[@lamby1074]

We need vardy at West Ham 🙏🏼

[@paulmcdonough1093]

not happenening everton will get vardy

[@James-se9mz]

@@paulmcdonough1093 Everton :')

[@lcfcjj5357]

Vardy is gonna stay at Leicester till retirement

[@joelduckett4709]

As if

[@tommy6156]

He’s too good for the Championship

[@dangollings5517]

Ehhhhhhhh ehhhhhhhhh ehhhhhhhh end of the day ehhhhhhhh ehhhhhhhhh Stevie G ehhhhhhhh ehhhhhhhhh

[@mbtoxic2997]

Oo Jamie vardy Oo Jamie vardy 🦊

[@RandomnessTube.]

We need to start doing what the Americans do give every young lad the opportunity of playing football and seeing what potential they have the amount of wasted talent that never gets picked up on is sad.

[@i_know_youre_right_but]

It’s because Britain is sadly in the outdated mindset that if you’re not strong or fast, they write you off straight away at a young age. Just think, if players like Iniesta was born in England, he probably wouldn’t have made it. I know people will look at this comment and laugh but if you know how the academy system works you’ll know that my comment is a fact

[@RandomnessTube.]

@@i_know_youre_right_but Not just England the UK as a whole Goerge Best himself was knocked back by his local club for being too skinny and small it's mental.

[@alanmckingey44]

Those big centre halfs now be like, I used to tackle the top scorer of Premier League

[@faithfuljeremiah8717]

blood, sweat and tears.

[@ALI_FA17]

What Jamie went through is absolute nothing 😂 comparing to what ant Middleton went through, SAS is on another level

[@chrisdel3120]

What Yeezys is he wearing?

[@rickywood2369]

Vardy L.C.F.C, Leicester City football club, Vardy knows Leicester gave him his break, but he did not mention Leicester, shame really, but we know he loves the club he plays for.

[@circle2867]

vardy's an itchy guy

[@connorf4035]

It's all them red bulls

[@James-yy4vl]

It’s the Charlie

[@Foxy-mw7hz]

Omg first aka skinny white boi

[@89768]

Did vardy say he has a 14year old?

[@michaelhinkin9574]

Yes

[@wooley6914]

Ant speaks well but Vardy like most footballers is like listening to paint dry.

[@matthewwilliams4168]

When have you listened to paint dry?

[@doncount4265]

Wooley you listen to paint dry got some super hearing

[@s.j.l.8736]

Wooley I never knew paint had a sound when it's drying!

[@altair709]

Oi dad im passing my theory toad traffic signs like thunder and lightning ,,,,,,,,,,,;

[@waynekerr1419]

I stopped watching SAS because of big head Ant

[@nathanael-zc9lo]

Ant barely talked about himself

[@jackgale746]

Ant knows nothing about football 😂😂

[@MrBensthejet]

Jamie Vardy must be the dullest person to be interviewed

[@beniteztheconman]

By the dullest interviewer

[@jonesy1589]

He just seems like a laid back person

[@dougiecameron9903]

Watch kamaru usman then his interviews would end your life

[@Unknown-rw2jv]

It's not just Jamie Vardy - it's most footballers

[@paulmcdonough1093]

go the circus if you want entertaining this is about mental health fool

[@mycolliesandme268]

Footballers can be so fucking boring off the pitch. I guess they can only express themselves on the pitch. And with other like minded people.

[@greglialios7430]

The secret skiing longitudinally fade because armchair cranially invite given a needy suggestion. damaging, damaging fedelini

[@lauraross2079]

Ew Jamie Barry is a homophobe