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Stanley Cup champion Alex Killorn discusses perseverance, meditation, and channeling your nerves to optimize your performance

WHOOP Podcast

WHOOP

Recovery, Health, Life Sciences, Data, Optimize Performance, Science, Hrv, Fitness, Wearable, Health & Fitness, Sports, Strain, Whoop, Sleep

4.6690 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning forward and Stanley Cup champion Alex Killorn discusses why patience was a virtue on his way to the NHL, how meditation is one of his keys to success on the ice, and what he’s learned about nerves and how to channel them in a positive way. He also shares how he and his teammates overcame the adversity of the COVID-19 playoff bubble on the way to their Stanley Cup victory. Alex dives deep on becoming a hockey player (2:28), finding confidence in sports (6:04), his NHL call-...

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0:00.0

Hello, folks. Welcome back to the WOOP podcast. I'm your host, Will Amit, founder and CEO of WOOP,

0:10.7

where we are on a mission to unlock human performance. That's right. We build wearable

0:15.9

technology to measure everything like strain and recovery and sleep and help you optimize performance.

0:22.7

We've got a great guest this week, but first, a reminder, you can use the code Will Ahmed,

0:28.1

W-I-L-L-A-H-M-E-D to get 15% off a WOOP membership.

0:34.6

So check that out at Woop.com.

0:37.0

Okay, this week's guest, Tampa Bay Lightning

0:39.5

Forward Alex Killorn and recent Stanley Cup winner. Feels cool to say that. Alex Killorn is an old

0:48.4

friend. We were classmates at Harvard about 12 years ago in our freshman year through senior year.

0:54.7

And it's been amazing for me to see all of his success.

0:57.8

And we really got to catch up on all things Killorn's career and him winning the Stanley Cup.

1:05.3

Hockey season's getting underway.

1:06.7

So it's fitting to have a member of the reigning Stanley Cup champions on the podcast as they begin their title defense.

1:14.2

And we discuss his journey to the NHL and why patients proved to be a virtue on his way to the top,

1:19.7

why meditation is one of his keys to success on the ice, what he's learned about nerves and how to channel them in a positive way.

1:27.3

And winning the

1:28.3

Stanley Cup overcoming the adversity of the COVID-19 playoff bubble and getting the job done.

1:34.9

I think Killorne's journey is really one of resilience and hard work.

1:39.4

You know, he's someone who has become one of the best players in the NHL just through

1:43.5

determination and continued,

1:46.5

continued success. So we're excited for what he's been able to do. Longtime WOOP member,

1:52.0

great friend. Without further ado, here is Alex Killar. Well, Killorn, welcome to the WOOP podcast.

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