#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset
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4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2024
⏱️ 155 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(09:13) - 1980 Olympics
(26:35) - Judo explained
(34:40) - Winning
(52:54) - 1984 Olympics
(1:01:55) - Lessons from losing
(1:17:37) - Teddy Riner
(1:37:12) - Training in Japan
(1:52:51) - Jiu jitsu
(2:03:59) - Training
(2:27:18) - Advice for beginners
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Neil Adams, a legend in the sport of Judo. |
| 0:06.0 | He is a world champion, two-time Olympics silver medalist, five-time European champion, and |
| 0:11.7 | often referred to as the voice of judo, |
| 0:15.3 | commentating all the major events, world championships and Olympic Games, |
| 0:19.7 | highlighting the drama, the triumph, the artistry of the sport of Judo, making fans like me feel the biggest |
| 0:26.8 | wins, the biggest losses, the surprise turns of fortune, the dominance of champions coming to an end and new Champions made. |
| 0:35.0 | Always speaking from the heart. |
| 0:38.0 | And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. |
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