94. Neen Williams, Pro Skateboarder
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Growing up in the Chicago area, Neen Williams knew from a young age that skate was his calling. Moving to Los Angeles on a whim to embrace his passions after dropping out of high school, Williams recalls a life where skate and partying were intertwined. In episode 94, Williams opens up to me about the #hurdlemoment involving a trick gone wrong and an ACL tear that changed his life forever. Now five years sober, Williams says he’s in the best mental and physical shape of his life — as he’s shifted his focus and prioritized his well-being. We chat about what that looks like on today’s pod, as well as his new spice business called — seriously — and the great things have come from his choice to invest in his own potential and open up to a greater community on social media.
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| 0:00.0 | Life is what you make it. |
| 0:01.6 | You know, you manifest your own reality. |
| 0:03.9 | If you think life is nice, life is nice. |
| 0:06.6 | If you think life is bad, then life is going to be bad, you know. |
| 0:09.8 | You get to choose your route. What's shaken hurdlers. My name's Emily Abadi, and you are listening to episode 94 of Hurtle, |
| 0:31.0 | a wellness-focused podcast where I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about everything from their big wins |
| 0:36.9 | to how they've gotten |
| 0:37.8 | through some of life's toughest moments. On the show, you can expect vulnerability, motivation, |
| 0:44.2 | and candid discussions with everyone from top athletes to aspiring entrepreneurs on what it |
| 0:49.3 | really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple. To inspire you to be your best self, move with |
| 0:56.5 | intention, and have some fun along the way. Coming off of that New York Times mentioned from last week, |
| 1:03.7 | it has been a stellar seven days for hurdle, which makes me feel like it's probably pretty |
| 1:10.3 | important to quickly |
| 1:11.3 | reintroduce myself. Again, Emily Abadi living in New York for the past nine years. Where does |
| 1:17.8 | the time go? On a day-to-day basis, I split my time between this podcast and working as a freelance |
| 1:23.8 | fitness writer and editor creating content everywhere from GQ to Runner's World. I am happy |
| 1:29.3 | to report that Hurtle peaked at the number three spot on the health and fitness charts in iTunes |
| 1:33.8 | surrounded by content from, God, so many creators that I admire like Jay Shetty and NPR and ABC News |
| 1:40.7 | Gretchen Rubin. It just felt surreal. So all of this just building up from me to say |
| 1:47.6 | from the bottom of my heart, thank you to the old and new hurdlers listening in. Thank you for coming |
| 1:53.1 | to my corner of the internet and for allowing me just to take up some space. Today, I am amped to bring |
| 2:00.0 | you my conversation with Neen Williams. He's a pro |
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