E105 - Josh Taylor: The road to become an undisputed world champion
The High Performance Podcast
High Performance
4.8 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In this special bonus mid-week episode we speak to Scottish boxing world champion Josh Taylor. Josh made history in 2021 in becoming Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era. He's a boxer that hasn't had the recognition he deserves.
They talk about courage, how following your dreams will enable you to live a life with no regrets, and how loving and taking care of yourself will result in happiness and a sense of fulfilment.
"The Tartan Tornado" will defend his undisputed super-lightweight titles against Jack Catterall in Scotland on Saturday February 26th.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, how about this for a nice extra treat from the High Performance Podcast? |
| 0:05.2 | Welcome along to a special bonus episode this Wednesday. |
| 0:08.8 | So this is an episode we recorded a while ago with Josh Taylor, the boxer, and this weekend he has a big night. |
| 0:16.2 | He defends his undisputed super lightweight title against Jack Caterl in Scotland on Saturday evening, |
| 0:22.8 | and we spoke to him about his approach, his mindset, his story. |
| 0:27.8 | And down the night, both Phil, this is a boxer who hasn't had the recognition, his career necessarily deserves. |
| 0:33.6 | And we're really hoping that this conversation is an opportunity for you to understand Josh Taylor a little bit more. |
| 0:40.6 | Here's what to expect. |
| 0:42.6 | Persistence and patience is what I really learnt, and I think that was keys to me improving. |
| 0:47.6 | All round, just persistence, patience, and obviously hard work as well. |
| 0:51.8 | But it's a patience and perseverance with the two keys that allowed me to develop and get better. |
| 0:59.6 | I think I'm very talented, boxed, very talented, athlete, but I'm very hard worker and dedicated as well. |
| 1:05.0 | There's no person I've met in the gym that works harder than me. |
| 1:09.6 | I don't feel that I've reached my full potential yet. |
| 1:13.6 | I don't feel I've reached my Everest. |
| 1:16.2 | I've maybe reached Everest the four belts, but I don't feel I've reached my Everest and my potential. |
| 1:22.0 | I think I can go further and achieve more. |
| 1:25.0 | When I'm dead and long gone, my name in the history books is still going to be there, |
| 1:30.0 | and be the first person I'm Britain to do it, and talk to about for how many every years, |
| 1:34.0 | after I'm long gone and well forgotten about, I gave everything I've ever had, |
| 1:38.6 | and it's worked out to be the best decision I made. |
| 1:42.6 | I think you're going to love this, so Josh is Scotland's undisputed world light, well to wait champion. |
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