Reid Priddy, 4x Volleyball Olympian

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

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

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🗓️ 4 July 2018

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Reid Priddy, a 4 time Olympian for the USA Men’s indoor volleyball team, winning Gold in 2008 and Bronze in 2016.

Over the past 16 years, Reid has competed at the highest level in indoor volleyball - both on the US National Team as well as on foreign Pro teams in domestic leagues all across the globe.

In 2014, Reid suffered a torn ACL during competition, which required double knee surgery.

In his late thirties, he defied the odds and worked his way all the way back to the top and helped the US Olympic Team win a Bronze Medal in Rio

Reid is looking to defy the odds once more by switching surfaces to the sand – he’s working towards representing the US in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.

As someone who has had the fortune of being involved with multiple Olympic Games, most recently with the 2016 women’s indoor and beach volleyball teams I've seen just how challenging the Olympic quad process is... the rigorous hours and dedication required over a 4 year period to even have a shot at making the Olympics once.

Now imagine doing that successfully 4 times (16 years, not including the 10-20 years of prior training just to get the world-stage) and still having the hunger to come back and do it one final time.

In this conversation we learn how Reid has done it - we discuss everything from how he struggled with confidence in his early playing days, what it means to be clutch, and why he loves putting himself in situations that test his capabilities.

There aren’t many people who are able to call themselves a 4x Olympian so I can’t wait for you to learn from Reid.

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0:00.0	I get the thrill out of being at the very edges of my ability, the outcome is unknown, and I'm
0:08.8	out there trying to do it. And to me, you know, I've been on the best teams in the world I've played for the
0:15.1	our version of the Yankees for a couple years where it got to where winning was
0:20.3	an expectation and it doesn't bring the best out of you and it was pressure
0:26.2	packed because it was like you win you're supposed to you lose we've got major
0:31.4	issues. All right, welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast.
0:44.3	I'm Michael Jervay, and by Trade and Training, I'm a sport and performance psychologist
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