Ep 93 - Never Satisfied with Justin Gatlin

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Justin Gatlin is an American sprinter and a three-time Olympian. Winner of the Gold Medal in the 2004 100 meters and a constant figure in the World Championships, Justin knows success at the highest level. Gatlin's personal best of 9.74 seconds ranks fifth on the all-time list of male 100-metre athletes.

Today on the show, Eric dives into Justin's life story and his prep at the age of 39 for the next Olympic games. Topic include:

(2:56-5:31) - Justin's early childhood, racing kids at school, achieving the pinnacle of his sport

(5:31-9:26) - The Olympic Village

(9:26-12:15) - Nutrition and training for an Olympic athlete

(12:15-15:06) - Difficulty of training during COVID, 2020 postponement

(15:06-19:31) - Mental training and strength

(19:31-25:16) - The science to succeed in the 100 meters

(25:16-29:40) - DK Metcalf's attempt to become a sprinter

(29:40-35:15) - The last Olympics, post-career aspirations

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(Note: Since the recording of this episode, Justin aggravated a hamstring injury in the men's 100-meter final. Which likely means he will fail to qualify for the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.)

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0:00.0	I just wanted more. I wanted to go up.
0:09.0	I wanted to win more medals. I wanted to break more records. I wanted to keep going and
0:13.0	keep going and keep going. So I was really never satisfied. That's why I'm still in the sport right now.
0:21.5	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next
0:26.5	in life your best yet by learning from high performers in a variety of industries.
0:32.0	Our next guest on the show is Justin Gatlin.
0:35.5	Justin won Olympic gold at the Athens Olympics in 2004 in the 100 meter and will now try at age 39 to win gold at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer.
0:46.5	Justin will blow you away by how he breaks down a race and how he prepares for them.
0:51.9	There are so many nuggets that you will take away from Justin's
0:54.8	inspiring words. The best leaders in the world have a unique combination of humility and confidence,
1:01.0	and both of those will come through loud and clear through his words. There are over 100,000 new
1:08.3	podcast being released each week, so it means a lot to me that you spend your
1:12.2	time tuning into this episode. Please rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast so we can continue
1:18.5	to make an impact. Enjoy. Justin, welcome to the show, brother. Appreciate it, man. Thank you,
1:25.7	man. Thank you for having me. This is definitely the most distance apart I've ever been with a guest.
1:31.1	Originally, the podcast started out in-person interviews. Then the Zoom interviews took over,
1:36.1	especially during the quarantine. But from Louisville, Kentucky, all the way to Qatar,
1:41.9	is a first and definitely the most distance.
1:45.7	Yeah, we are thousands and thousands of miles away from each other and different times
1:49.6	zones for sure.
1:50.6	Yeah, no doubt.
1:51.5	8 a.m. my time, 3 p.m. your time.
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