Athlete Reality Check: Marcus Williams of the New Orleans Saints
Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
4.9 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2018
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
If you like sports at all, you probably heard about this play that led to a New Orleans loss. Anyone who has ever played can only imagine how safety Marcus Williams of the Saints feels right now. This is an episode dedicated to him, detailing exactly how to practically approach a situation like this, when you made an epic mistake that feels like it will live forever. Take a listen.
Time Stamps:
(1:22) Welcome back to the Sports Motivation Podcast!
(2:09) Another instalment of the Reality Check Series
(3:10) Last episode about Kendall Jenner
(3:58) Recap of the Vikings-Saints Divisional Playoff Game
(8:12) The fate of your career will be the fate of your life
(8:35) My fumble against the 49ers
(9:47) Most people will fold
(10:40) Step 1: Spend time feeling horrible
(11:37) Step 2: Exposure Therapy
(12:46) Step 3: Decide this will benefit you
(14:09) Step 4: Perspective
(16:14) Step 5: Design the player you want to be
(17:48) Step 6: Diagnose the play
(18:36) Step 7: Establish Standards
(19:25) Step 8: Establish a Reputation
(20:02) Mistakes are not a bad thing
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Keenham's going to try to work the ball on the boundary. |
| 0:06.0 | Canem steps into it. Pass is caught. |
| 0:09.0 | Dix! |
| 0:10.0 | Sineh touchdown! |
| 0:13.0 | Unbelievable! Vikings win it! |
| 0:16.0 | I mean, I feel like I was a little early, but you know, you just got to, at that point, you know, I just got to make the tackle when he comes down. |
| 0:24.1 | You know, it's just those little things that you see and you got to make sure you do all that you can to get them down regardless. |
| 0:30.9 | There's only 10 seconds left. |
| 0:32.2 | I knew the situation. |
| 0:34.1 | You got to make sure you, you got to make sure you make the play. |
| 0:38.3 | If you try and get right, then you listen to my dad. |
| 0:42.3 | He's a beast. |
| 0:44.3 | And if you don't want to listen to him, okay, okay, you don't want to get successful. |
| 0:50.3 | If you're trying to dominate, man, they go listen to something else. Welcome athletes, top performers, and all those looking to gain that killer instinct, that edge you need to dominate in any environment. |
| 1:03.1 | This is the sports motivation podcast, and I'm your host, Niyu Shobo. |
| 1:08.3 | I played ball and succeeded at the highest levels, |
| 1:11.7 | and I am now committed to showing you |
| 1:13.3 | how you can accomplish the ambitious goals and visions that you have. |
| 1:18.1 | This podcast is designed to teach you high-level strategy, |
| 1:21.9 | not just fluff and hype. |
| 1:23.4 | This will cut to the core if you let it, |
| 1:25.3 | and by taking action on the practical and next- level advice I share, you will see results. |
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