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#152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions
Lex Fridman Podcast
Jan 09, 2021
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1 hr 17 min
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Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Tryolabs:
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OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (09:31) - Russian wrestling (11:09) - Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling (18:05) - The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart (21:04) - Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile (24:09) - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion (26:38) - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final (30:10) - Sauna story (31:39) - Match against the Russian (37:13) - The role of fear in wrestling (42:14) - The line between physical wrestling and anger (46:53) - Tragic loss of Dan's sister (54:21) - The role of family in wrestling (59:43) - Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics (1:04:26) - To beat the best you must study the best (1:09:39) - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)
