Three books every athlete must read
Sports Motivation Podcast
Niyi Sobo
4.9 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 1 March 2016
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I share 3 books that I believe every athlete must read, and the same books that changed my life. I read a lot, and I believe it is one of the most beneficial habits an athlete can have.
I also share some tips on how to incorporate reading into your schedule, and how to make sure you develop the strong habit of reading.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Sports Motivation podcast by I'm Not You. |
| 0:10.1 | I am N. Schobo, former All-American and NFL running back and your sports results coach. |
| 0:15.1 | I have over 17 years of experience, including playing in the Pac-12 and the NFL, and I've played |
| 0:20.5 | with and competed against the best in the world. I know the NFL, and I've played with and competed |
| 0:21.2 | against the best in the world. I know what it takes to have a dream, like going pro, |
| 0:25.4 | and then turn that dream into reality. Let me show you how you can do the same thing. |
| 0:30.0 | Some of you think it's talent, special circumstances, or even luck. No, it's mindset, |
| 0:35.3 | it's strategy, it's systems, it's a set of habits. |
| 0:38.2 | So what are your goals? |
| 0:39.5 | What's holding you back? |
| 0:40.8 | What habits do you have? |
| 0:41.9 | Do you have a strategy? |
| 0:43.4 | I want to show you how to take your game and career to the next level. |
| 0:47.0 | So listen, take notes and take action. |
| 0:50.2 | Let's go. |
| 0:59.5 | Thank you. Let's go. Yo, if you don't already have a way to track and record your progress, your notes, ideas, I highly recommend it. |
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| 1:16.0 | So if you want to take your game and your self-evaluation to the next level, go to penzu.com forward slash GoPro on your computer and make sure you use promo code I'm not you. |
| 1:26.1 | That's letter I-M-N-O-U for $5 off their awesome pro and pro-plus subscriptions. |
| 1:34.6 | Yo, what up? |
| 1:35.8 | Welcome to the Sports Motivation podcast. |
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