Dame Susan Devoy is one of New Zealand's greatest-ever sportswomen and was the world's top-ranked squash player from 1983 until 1992, winning eight British Open women's titles and four World Opens. In retirement, she was knighted aged 34, the youngest Kiwi to achieve the honour since Sir Edmund Hilary. Then
Between Two Beers podcast: Dame Susan Devoy's embarrassing encounter with Bill Clinton
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Dame Susan Devoy joins the Between Two Beers podcast. Photo / Getty Images.
8.55: Squash battles between Susan and husband John
13.59: The Devoy and Oakley families give willingly to the B2B research team
18.49: A mum of four boys: Julian, Alex, Josh, and Jamie
29.54: Running 3km before and after training at age 10
35.15: Creating an elite athlete: the youngest sibling from a small town
38.15: Leaving school at 17 to pursue a professional squash career
47.49: The realities of being an overseas athlete in the 1980s
50.45: Winning the first British Open at age 20 and her public profile at the peak of her powers
55.51: Dame Susan and the Rosebowl Trophy
58.15: Staying at the top of the game and the fear of failure
1.04.10: The reasons behind deciding to retire at the peak of her powers
1.14.00: The walk for muscular dystrophy in 1988 that raised $500,000
1.19.55: Becoming the Race Relations Commissioner
1.28.33: The worst parts of the job and learnings from five years in the role. Death threats and abuse.
1.34.11: Racism in New Zealand
1.38.53: Would Susan do the role again knowing what she knows now?
1.40.47: Thoughts on high performance sport in New Zealand
1.47.28: A few celebrity interactions: An embarrassing encounter with Bill Clinton, meeting Nelson Mandela, Sir Edmund Hilary
1.52.06: Last words from Steven, Seamus and Susan
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