Reggie Miller on the Importance of Practice, His New Athletic Era, and How He Stays Disciplined

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4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This week, we sit down with NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller to discuss his 18-year career with the Indiana Pacers, including all of the mental and physical focus that went into becoming one of the best in the league. Since hanging up his professional hat, he's gone all-in on a sport that would surprise many: cycling. Reggie sits down with CEO Will Ahmed to discuss falling love with basketball (2:39), how he actually got a late start in basketball after exploring other sports (4:40), his journ...

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0:00.0	What's up folks? Welcome back to the WOOP podcast where we sit down with top performers, athletes, researchers, scientists, figure out what the best in the world are doing to perform at their peak. I'm your host, Will Amid, founder and CEO of Woop, and we're on a mission to unlock human performance. This week, I am joined by
0:23.3	NBA legend and longtime Woop member Reggie Miller. Reggie was named to the All-Star team
0:28.6	five times in his 18-year career, all of which he spent playing for the Indiana Pacers, known for
0:35.6	being arguably the best three-point shooter of his time.
0:39.0	Reggie went on to win a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
0:42.5	Since retiring, he's become a commentator for TNT and a college basketball analyst for CBS sports.
0:49.0	He's also added another sport to his resume, cycling, picked up mountain biking in 2000 and since turned to the competitive
0:55.2	circuit. He's even gone on to join the USA Cycling Board of Directors. Reggie and I discuss
1:01.4	growing up in an athletic family and how he found basketball, his 18-year career with the Pacers,
1:07.8	how he prepared for his games mentally and physically.
1:13.8	The role mindset played in his approach to the game.
1:18.4	I think mindset is something that really differentiates Reggie from a bunch of other athletes.
1:30.3	The transition to being on the other side of the game as a commentator, how he thinks about basketball today, how he sees athletes prioritizing their longevity in the sport, mountain biking,
1:35.8	cycling, what it's like to go from being a pro athlete to a complete novice in a new sport,
1:41.2	how he prioritizes recovery and his whoop data, including how hard his training has been and what metrics have taken the biggest hit. Are you new to Whoop?
1:45.2	You can use the code Will when you're checking out to get a $60 credit on Whoop accessories.
1:50.6	You can use that credit for new bands, battery packs, whoop body apparel, and more. That is joined.
1:54.9	at Whoop.com to get started. All right. This conversation comes just in time for the start of a new NBA season,
2:02.5	which I'm looking forward to. Here is the great Reggie Miller.
2:09.6	Reggie, welcome to the WOOP podcast. Thank you so much for having me, Will. I know we've
2:14.7	kind of been doing a juggling deck to get on here, my camp,
2:18.6	your camp, but guess what? We're here now. I'm excited. Well, one of my favorite things about
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