{"id":722,"date":"2023-06-28T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/?p=722"},"modified":"2023-06-28T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T13:59:32","slug":"heart-of-a-champion-episode-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/28\/heart-of-a-champion-episode-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of a Champion &#8211; Episode 51"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cornflowerblue-alligator-895125.hostingersite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Heart of a Champion - The Leap Home - Episode 51\" class=\"wp-image-712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ep51.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heart of a Champion was the twentieth episode of Quantum Leap\u2019s third season to air, with Sam forming part of a wrestling tag team on the verge of both glory and tragedy. In this episode Gerry and Iain discuss making a heel turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Heart of a Champion &amp;#8211; Episode 51\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-06-28T07:30:00+01:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"The twentieth episode of season 3. Sam leaps into a professional wrestler who has to keep his partner alive.\n\n\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"35.7\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_526\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-722-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/?powerpress_pinw=722-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/heardyet\/theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"theleaphome-ep51-heart-of-a-champion.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.co.uk\/podcasts\/c5dd4131-a2ea-46cb-ba8a-426a2c86cd27\/the-leap-home\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribeonandroid.com\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Android\" rel=\"nofollow\">Android<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theleaphome.com\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam leaps into pro wrestler Terry Sammis, who fights alongside his brother Ronny (Jerry Bossard) and is managed by their mother, Lottie (Angela Paton). After Sam surprisingly eliminates a rival, the chance comes for their team to face the champions in a crucial match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>After rejecting the advances of Sherry Shilo (Deborah Wakeham), Sam and Ronny have to face her husband Carl (Terry Funk) in the squared circle with their lives and the championship belts on the line. Unknown to Ronny, Sam plans to go it alone to make sure his brother survives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Heart of a Champion was directed by Joe Napolitano, the sixth of his twelve episodes. The story was by Tommy Thompson, the sixth of his thirteen for the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Gerry and Iain considered the physics of a sleeper hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussion continues in the comments below and please keep in touch with us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theleaphome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leaphomepodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p>You can listen to the show here on the website, on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-leap-home\/id1616859100?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1qEaL7VtFOn5wONQdYi8kq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7YSRg1N8zZk&amp;list=PLCILaj2ibVvN0_1yJfLKbD5DbUmIIMYs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/ak1maqxq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/tun.in\/plfNy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/listen.stitcher.com\/yvap\/?af_dp=stitcher:\/\/show\/695426&amp;af_web_dp=https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/695426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVsZWFwaG9tZS5jb20vaW5kZXgucGhwL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a> or wherever you find your podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Heart of a Champion<\/em> was released in 1991. It is 45 minutes long and originally aired on the NBC network. It can be viewed on NBC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peacock<\/a> streaming service in the UK and in the United States. The show is available on DVD and Blu Ray in other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The twentieth episode of season 3. 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