#59 Nastia Liukin on What You Need to Be the Best

Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory

Impact Theory

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🗓️ 13 February 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Nastia Liukin became a five-time Olympic medalist and tied for the third-highest tally of World Championship medals by any U.S. gymnast all before retiring in her early 20s. However, it was facing the lowest and most embarrassing moments of her career that taught her what it truly means to be great. Nastia shares why strong character helps you win in sports, and in life on this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu. The Impact Theory Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health-conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/Impact to support the show and see if you qualify! SHOW NOTES: Nastia explains what drives her to defy expectations. [3:28] Nastia talks about the role of belief in pursuing your dreams. [13:04] Nastia and Tom discuss her life after retiring from gymnastics at 22. [22:45] Nastia gives advises to kids pursuing a passion. [34:48] Nastia reveals the impact she wants to have on the world. [41:05] QUOTES: “People are always going to roll their eyes when you tell them your dream or your goal, and I think what I realized throughout my career, and continue to realize is that those dreams and those goals are within reach, and they're just at the tip of our fingertips if we really want to do it.” [4:53] “If you have this burning desire inside of you, and you'll know what that feels like if you have it, then you just need to go full force and kind of block out all the negativity and everything else that is around you telling you that you can't do it.” [35:55] “Failure or from disappointment, that's where character builds.” [39:50] FOLLOW NASTIA LIUKIN: TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2EnQCCu WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/2EnQLpw INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2Bb0yxo FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2nKXNun MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE BOOKS: The Secret - http://amzn.to/2BNGBNY [13:13] STUDIES: The Marshmallow Test - http://bit.ly/1DLmh8F[18:18]

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Impact Theory Podcast, your source of empowering ideas and actionable techniques from the world's highest achievers.
0:08.0	Join host Tom Billio, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the billion dollar brand Quest Nutrition, on a journey to unlock your potential and realize your vision of success.
0:19.0	Welcome to Impact Theory.
0:23.0	Welcome to Impact Theory. You're here, my friends, because you believe that human potential is nearly limitless, but you know that having potential is not the same as actually doing something with it.
0:33.0	So our goal with this show and company is to introduce you to the people and ideas that will help you actually execute on your dreams.
0:41.0	Today's guest is one of the most decorated competitors the sport of gymnastics has ever seen.
0:47.0	Born the daughter of two Soviet world champion gymnasts, she began training young, but not because her parents forced her to, but because she absolutely loved it.
0:56.0	She pushed herself constantly, committed to seeing just how far she could take her career, and her hunger and dedication paid off big time.
1:03.0	Sometimes she retired in her early 20s. She had become a four time all around US national champion with nine world championship medals tied for the third highest tally of world championship medals by any US gymnast in history.
1:16.0	Additionally, she captured the world's imagination at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by becoming a five time Olympic medalist and one of only three Americans ever to win the all around gold medal in gymnastics.
1:29.0	Incredibly, however, what makes her one of the most enduring names in elite gymnastics isn't just her victories.
1:35.0	It's how she handled herself in defeat in an attempt to make the 2012 Olympic team and defender all around gold medal in front of 20,000 adoring fans and millions more watching on TV.
1:45.0	She failed to maneuver on the uneven bars and fell flat on her face literally, but she didn't sulk or lay there on cry.
1:51.0	She got up, brushed herself off, and finished the routine, even though she knew her Olympic dreams were now over.
1:57.0	The grace and depth of character that she demonstrated earned her the first standing ovation of her career and cemented her legacy.
2:04.0	Refusing to let her pass be bigger than her future since retiring, she has earned her degree in sports management, started her own clothing line, and along with her fiance, set her sights on helping the next generation of athletes.
2:16.0	So please help me in welcoming the woman who tied the record for most medals by a US gymnast in a single Olympic Games.
2:23.0	One of those rare athletes who so embody the qualities of a champion that they've graced the front of a Wheaties box, Nastia Luchen.
2:31.0	Welcome to the end of the year.
2:34.0	Thank you. Thanks for having me.
2:36.0	Thank you.
2:37.0	I think you like said it all.
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