Sportsman of the Year - A Suburban Philosophy

In episode one of Sportsman of the Year, Jan Hellriegel argues that some of the worst things in life might just turn out to be the best.

"Looking back, I realise some of the worst things ever just happened to be some of the best things in disguise. I just didn't know how to read the signs" - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

HOUND DOG (IT'S A GOOD LIFE)

Shuffling around with my nose to the ground and my eyes all covered in scri...

Doing something, even if it fails, is better than doing nothing.

"Doing something is way better than doing nothing, even if it's hardly doing anything at all." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

LOVE AND CONVICTION

I've walked this earth a long time and I've done all kinds of things.

Delivered fish to fancy restaurants, sold gold and bling and rings.

I've cleaned a lot of hotel rooms, sold beer in dirty bars.

Packed...

They say knockbacks, rejections and mistakes just make us stronger. The worst gig in the world tested this philosophy.

"If everything was super easy and I didn't have to face the odd bump in the road or difficult time, then I guess my resilience muscles wouldn't be in such good shape." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

ON ICE III

Gentle sparkle so serene.

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

And a good friend too...

They say you should never meet your heroes. But that isn't always true.

"I realise that things are pretty good right now and although I know there will always be trials and tribulations which accompany life, today I just say 'phew!'" - Jan Hellriegel, 2019.

FOR THE LOVE OF GLORY

I have trekked across the Tundra

And wrestled in Japan.

Sailed around The Horn

And raced the Isle of Man.

And it's all following you.

Cro...

How hard is it for a woman to have a career in music?

"No matter how uneven the playing field, I resolve to work with what I have on hand today. Because the alternative is to quit and, quite frankly, that is not going to happen." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

NEPTUNE AND ME

Wash right through me dark blue currents.

I belong to the rolling waters.

I belong to the bubbling seas.

And you.

These things are becoming real.

The lighthouse keep...

When you are growing up, life sometimes seems totally random. But at other times it's all like a set of perfect coincidences.

"If the darkest hour is right before the dawn then hold on and make a cup of tea while you are waiting to greet the new day.This episode is dedicated to those friends and family who have left us far too early." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

ODE TO THE PROMISE OF YOUTH

There it goes the promise of youth

Of han...

Great loves have been the inspiration for a lot of great love songs. And a lot of rubbish, too.

"So they don't love you anymore? Be grateful; they are standing aside so the right one can see you better." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

HIGH MAINTENANCE MAN

Hot Dog

Met him in the city, the neon lights weren't shining

But tea and scones and cake were all around.

You know I wasn't looking

He wasn't looking

For lovers

But t...

Take one step at a time. Just put one foot in front of the other.

"There is no denying life can sometimes be very prickly or it can be the sweet sniff of a rose." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

MOTHER AND SON

How did I get caught like this?

Tangled up so I can't run.

How did I get caught in the cold though I am under the sun?

Without the light of a smile of someone I love.

How do I feel so alone?

In a room full of people I know and ...

If you could do anything, what would you do?

"Of all the hurdles you will face in your life, the hardest will be your self-imposed limitations." - Jan Hellriegel 2019

SO HAPPY

Some things are indescribable

Until you know just what you want to say

So just relax and remember

Everything is going right today

Everything is so good

Everything is going right

I never knew that I

Could feel this way

Oh so happy

Things are finally on my side

Fe...

Music brings us into the world, travels with us on our journey and then bids us farewell.

"Songs are like pictures encased in a melodic motif so when we can't talk, or we speak another language, we can still connect through music." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

HOME NOT HOME (MOTHER AND DAUGHTER)

So I went home to your home

But no one was home.

It was no home

I called out your name.

No replies came.

It was no home.

I cleaned all the...

Never ever, no matter what, take your eye off the prize until you have won it.

"I've failed so many times now I've remembered how to win." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

WINNER

The bells are chiming from the corner dairy store

Ringing loud and their message is clear

If you give up now then how you going to know

If tomorrow is one day nearer

If you just hold on a little longer

Gut and grit will get you through

How great does this...

These are your power years. Go on and take them.

"Life is a series of victories and disenchantments. Once you embrace the disappointments your triumph will be greater." - Jan Hellriegel 2019.

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

It's a little bit like winning the Sportsman of the Year.

You're only 12 you've got big feet and you're a girl.

Or you've amassed a great idea and some old dude tells you off

And calls you a ...