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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

E126: Israel Adesanya: Becoming World Champion Was The Lowest Day Of My Life

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.613.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Israel Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight champion, and one of the meanest fighters in the world right now. But in this conversation Israel gives a glimpse on what really drives fighters on, because Mixed Martial Arts isn’t just a physical contest, it’s a mental one too.

Moving from Nigeria to New Zealand when he was still a child and different from other children in his class, fighting was Israel’s path out of bullying, seclusion, and low self-confidence. But winning alone hasn’t brought Israel happiness, in this episode you’ll find out what it’s REALLY like to be UFC World Champion.

He’s so much more than that kid with a dream now. An international phenomenon, Israel brings us the exclusive on his path to the top like he’s never told it before.

Topics:

  • Your early years
  • Impostor syndrome
  • Your great depression
  • Do you worry about what happens after all this is over?
  • How have you dealt with fame
  • Social media mob mentality
  • Bening cancelled
  • How do you balance personal life and work?
  • Keeping the right people around you
  • What drives you now?
  • Are you happy?
  • The last guests question

Israel:

https://twitter.com/stylebender

https://www.instagram.com/stylebender/


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Could you do me a quick favor if you're listening to this please hit the follow or subscribe button

0:03.4

It helps more than you know and we invite subscribers in every month to watch the show in person

0:19.7

Oh shit, I know when it's all said and done when I'm dead my name will be remembered in history

0:24.0

Why does that matter guys like us we're not meant to be and women just stand out but I felt it. It's a dig thing

0:29.1

I need to do something that's gonna just tame the beast

0:33.1

If not it's gonna seep in other ways. I wouldn't want it to in my life

0:37.7

Oh you happy think 2013 was my great depression. I wasn't able to fight and then I just felt like I don't deserve it

0:44.9

This world one thing I've seen they'll build you up and then tear you down people naturally just want to see you fail

0:51.8

I had to take a hard look at myself and I put that pressure on myself like watch this

0:56.0

I don't feel like I have anything to hide I put things out there that are probably shouldn't sometimes but that's my world

1:02.3

Be vulnerable when I'm just like this is me

1:07.1

So without further ado I'm Stephen Bartlett and this is the director of a CEO. I hope nobody's listening

1:13.2

But if you are then please keep this yourself

1:15.5

Yes, thank you for being here massive inspiration for me in so many ways and I've watched your your rise over the years with with inspiration and

1:31.2

Adoration for so many reasons

1:33.3

Reason number one we have a guess I shared heritage in the factor with both from

1:38.5

Half Nigerian your Nigerian as well and so and your story as I read it

1:42.7

It sounded so bizarrely like my story in so many ways and then the other

1:46.5

You mean I could there's an exhaustive list of reasons why you've inspired me personally

1:50.8

But then seeing what you've done with yourself as a brand as a marketer again inspired me in a completely different way

1:56.3

And I'll never forget and I played it for my girlfriend last night your entrance

2:00.9

Against Robert Whittaker the first time the first time yeah, and I'm like this guy is breaking the rules

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