#90 Apolo Ohno: Process Versus Prize

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2020

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

8x Olympic medalist and short-track speed skating legend, Apolo Ohno chats about his origin story, recovering from multiple failures, mental training, confidence, and leaving it all on the ice.

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0:00.0	It was kind of rather the same question like, why are you here?
0:04.4	Why and what do you want to do?
0:07.2	Is that even important to you?
0:10.6	And I did not have an answer.
0:12.3	There was no kind of clearing of the skies.
0:14.4	There was no lightning bolt and like all of a sudden it's sunshine.
0:17.2	Oh, you should go and become a little bit gaffly.
0:19.0	None of that.
0:20.0	It was really at its most principled.
0:23.9	You have a decision.
0:26.6	Do you think that you could do something spectacular in the sport that you tried at?
0:31.1	Do you like it?
0:32.1	Are you making this decision because of your dad?
0:34.6	Are you making this decision because of yourself?
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