How to Think Like an Olympian, Doug Lewis Pt 1 / DEKA

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Doug Lewis, Olympian and former World Cup alpine ski racer, says, “If I could stand in the starting gate, 3,000 vertical feet above that finish, knowing that I am going to risk my life. But, if I had the confidence to push myself out there, and attack the course, more than I know the course is going to attack me, I have the upper hand on that course. And I know I can do it.”

Today, Yancy and Jarod talk with Doug about the mindset you must have to be the absolute best at whatever you’re trying to accomplish. In this episode, you’ll learn:

- Preparation and Visualization
- Recovering from a broken back at 17
- 3 traits of a World Class skier: Love for speed, work ethic, look at failure as a gift
- Finding the positivity in everything, regardless of the outcome
- Find what’s possible for yourself
- Figuring out what went right and wrong, and don’t shy away from looking at whoever is doing best to see what they’re doing better

Doug Lewis, Olympian and founder of Eliteam, is currently an alpine ski racing broadcast analyst, but he used to be a top competitor in the 1980s. Doug was on the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Alpine Team, and 2 World Championship Teams in 1985 and 1987. At the 1985 World Championships, Doug won the bronze medal, which was the first ever World Championship medal for an American in downhill. He was the 1986 & 1987 U.S. Nationals National Downhill Champion. Inducted in 2002 VARA Ski Hall of Fame, 2007 US National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, and 2019 Vermont Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Check out Eliteam

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Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod’s Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy’s Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

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Producer: Lake Watters

Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Transcript

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0:00.0	If I could stand in the starting gate, 3,000 vertical feet above that finish, knowing that I am
0:06.8	going to risk my life, but if I had the confidence to push myself out there and attack
0:11.7	the course more than I know the course is going to
0:14.5	attack me I have the upper hand on that course and I know I can do it.
0:19.2	Welcome to the Spartan Deca series on Spartan Up,
0:22.5	with Jared Cogwell, director of sport
0:24.7	and Nancy Culp, director of programming.
0:27.8	Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a good one today.
0:30.7	I'll tell you that. We are going to dig deep into the mind of an Olympic downhill skier, Doug Lewis.
0:40.0	We're going to be talking about things like preparing and managing risk, embracing failure,
0:47.0	and then the learning lessons that come with it all.
0:52.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to with it all.
0:56.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by FIDA. Race Dirty, Recovery Clean with FITA Sports Recovery Drink.
0:59.0	Visit LifeAid Bevco.com
1:01.0	and enter the code Spartan 15 at checkout to get 15% off
1:04.3	FIDA. What's up Spartans? Welcome to the Deca series on the Spartan Up
1:09.8	podcast. I'm your co-host Jared Cogswell, along with my brother, Yancey Colt. And today, oh, we got a good one.
1:20.0	You know what? Yancey likes to say, drive fast and take chances.
1:24.7	Well, we've got somebody that drives really fast.
1:27.4	In fact, you can find this guy.
1:29.8	I don't know if he's quite doing it these days but he likes to go 90 plus mile an hour down
1:36.7	down certain mountains and we're talking about legendary skier Doug Lewis. Now let me just check off some of these boxes about
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