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Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Olympian Swimmer Anthony Ervin - Finding His Authentic Self

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

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

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2016

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

Anthony Ervin is a U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, former world record holder in the 50 freestyle, and former World Champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle. In This Episode: -His relationships with others and the water -Family structure growing up and why he wanted to stand out as the middle child -Suffering from turrets and struggling to control his own body -Channeling his anxiety into swimming -What a good coach means to him -Winning a gold medal at 19 and not being ready for the spotlight -How he saw himself vs. the way the media portrayed him -Drugs and alcohol impacting his ability to perform -Expecting to win his first Gold medal in the relay and letting down his teammates -Approaching competition with an optimistic vs. pessimistic mindset -How he became free of past failure -The cost of his success -His contribution to the sport of swimming

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0:00.0

All right. Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I'm Michael Jervay. In the idea behind these conversations,

0:16.4

well I mean I've said it enough, you know what it is, it's to look and understand and learn from the best in the world on how they're doing what they do.

0:25.0

You know, particularly we want to understand what are the psychological skills and the framework that they use

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and to understand, you know, what is driving them, what is underneath their pursuit.

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