#152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions

Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling
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the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click
the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (09:31)
- Russian wrestling (11:09) - Coaching the science, art, and
toughness of wrestling (18:05) - The pain of defeat and the tattoo
of a hawk clawing out the heart (21:04) - Roger Bannister and the 4
minute mile (24:09) - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion
(26:38) - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final (30:10) - Sauna
story (31:39) - Match against the Russian (37:13) - The role of
fear in wrestling (42:14) - The line between physical wrestling and
anger (46:53) - Tragic loss of Dan's sister (54:21) - The role of
family in wrestling (59:43) - Wrestling being voted out of the
Olympics (1:04:26) - To beat the best you must study the best
(1:09:39) - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)