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Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast #152

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: https://tryolabs.com/lex - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera EPISODE LINKS: Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannygable Dan's Website: https://dangable.com/ Dan's Books: https://amzn.to/2VK5nbn PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:56 - Russian wrestling 4:34 - Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling 11:30 - The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart 14:29 - Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile 17:35 - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion 20:03 - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final 23:35 - Sauna story 25:05 - Match against the Russian 30:38 - The role of fear in wrestling 35:40 - The line between physical wrestling and anger 40:18 - Tragic loss of Dan's sister 47:46 - The role of family in wrestling 53:08 - Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics 57:52 - To beat the best you must study the best 1:03:05 - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea) CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostDan Gableguest
Jan 9, 20211h 10mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:56

    Introduction

  2. 2:56 – 4:34

    Russian wrestling

  3. 4:34 – 11:30

    Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling

  4. 11:30 – 14:29

    The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart

  5. 14:29 – 17:35

    Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile

  6. 17:35 – 20:03

    The dream of becoming an Olympic champion

  7. 20:03 – 23:35

    The day in 1972 of the Olympic final

  8. 23:35 – 25:05

    Sauna story

  9. 25:05 – 30:38

    Match against the Russian

  10. 30:38 – 35:40

    The role of fear in wrestling

  11. 35:40 – 40:18

    The line between physical wrestling and anger

  12. 40:18 – 47:46

    Tragic loss of Dan's sister

  13. 47:46 – 53:08

    The role of family in wrestling

  14. 53:08 – 57:52

    Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics

  15. 57:52 – 1:03:05

    To beat the best you must study the best

  16. 1:03:05 – 1:10:01

    The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)

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