An Olympic Comeback (Dan O'Brien)

3 Things (with Ric Elias)

Red Ventures

Ric Elias, Red Ventures, Society & Culture, Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Leadership, Business, Education, Careers

4.9 • 165 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2019

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Dan O’Brien is an American former decathlete and an Olympic gold medalist. In the 1990s, he had one of the most dramatic moments in sports history - and then one of the greatest comebacks of all time.

In this episode, Ric and Dan discuss the role failure plays in our success journeys, and how anyone can become a “pressure player” - able to succeed even in the most challenging conditions.

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0:00.0	Rick Elias is a plane crash survivor.
0:08.3	TED Talk speaker and CEO of Red Ventures, a multi-billion dollar company.
0:13.0	On this show, you'll hear conversations Rick feels lucky to have had with leaders, athletes, and innovators.
0:18.3	Plus three things you can learn from each.
0:20.6	It's two people, 20 minutes, and three things with Rick Elias.
0:25.8	Today's guest is American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist, Dan O'Brien.
0:30.6	You may remember him as the star of some sweet Reebok commercials in the 90s.
0:34.8	Dan can throw a 16-pound shot put 53 feet 3 inches.
0:39.3	Dave can hurl a javelin 236 feet.
0:42.3	This summer they'll battle it out in Barcelona for the title of world's greatest athlete.
0:48.3	You may also remember him from one of the most dramatic moments in sports history when he failed to qualify for the 1992 Olympics.
0:54.7	This height, that's it, or he has lost maybe all chance.
0:59.1	He had been on a world record pace and now risking not even qualifying for the team.
1:04.2	On this episode, Dan shares what went through his mind in that moment, and more importantly,
1:08.3	how he made one of the greatest comebacks of all time. This is three
1:11.8	things with Rick Elias. Dan, it is such an honor to have you at Red Ventures. So thanks for coming.
1:19.6	I want to go back to 1992 because I think it's important to kind of establish that story.
1:27.1	You're the favorite going into this event.
1:28.9	Reebok has spent their whole marketing budget on you and Dave.
1:33.1	Give us a little bit of context of what did it feel like, the hype, all of that,
1:37.2	and then all the way through the unfortunate twist and turn.
1:41.9	Well, that year, I can honestly say that Dave and I felt like
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