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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Day 1 - Let The Games Begin | The Game Inside the Games

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Let The Games begin! WELCOME TO... The Game Inside the Games, brought to you right from the heart of Paris.

In the premiere episode of The Game Inside The Games, five-time Olympic medalist Nastia Liukin and high-performance psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais explore the psychological challenges athletes face at the start of the Olympics. 

If you had the biggest exam of your life tomorrow… would you go to a party the night before? Many viewers may not realize, but this is a critical decision many Olympians face when deciding whether or not to attend the opening ceremony. 

They break down the impact of often unseen moments – like missing practice due to transportation issues or navigating the hype of the opening ceremony – on an athlete’s mindset and performance. 

And they bring in a very special guest – 3-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest beach volleyball players to ever do it, Kerri Walsh Jennings – to explore her unique Olympic perspective.

Enjoy Day 1 of The Game Inside The Games.

*This episode is brought to you by PwC and Microsoft. PWC elevates your AI transformation with Copilot for Microsoft 365. Learn more here.

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0:00.0

Day one from Paris. We're exploring a question many may not think of.

0:04.4

Does an Olympian participate in the opening ceremonies?

0:08.2

Let's dive in.

0:09.4

Welcome to the Game Inside the Games presented by Microsoft Co- Pilot and I'm here today with

0:15.6

five-time medalist Nastia Aleukan who also won a gold medal in gymnastics in the

0:20.9

all-around. So Nasease you've got a unique experience

0:24.7

of what it's like to compete in the Olympic Games,

0:27.8

to be in the amphitheatre,

0:29.0

one of the most celebrated sporting environments,

0:31.8

and there's something that people that have not had the

0:36.8

experience that you've had the wealth and the richness of information and the

0:41.8

way that you have operated in that arena is something that's really unique and I'm really excited to have you here to talk about the game inside the games.

0:50.0

And I think, first of all, thank you. And I think what is so cool, the first time that we spoke

0:54.8

when I was on Finding Mastery,

0:56.7

I was just so enamored by the fact

0:59.2

that you knew exactly how or why I did all the things that I did because I was taught and told to do them and

1:08.0

I didn't really know why but it worked you know it helped me win that Olympic gold medal and so I think what's so unique

1:14.2

about even having these conversations is the internal experience that you can help

1:18.6

everybody understand even myself and I think that is so special and I think it's something that people watching at home, they don't see that. They see either the gold medal winning moments, the fairy tale days, or the days of disappointment, and they don't know why. Why did that happen?

1:35.0

Why did somebody that has been the absolute best falter?

1:39.0

That's exactly. So that really, when we talk about the game inside the games,

1:42.0

we're pointing to the

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