Ep74: Mental Preparation & Believing in Yourself with Josh Williams

Josh Williams plays for Columbus Crew SC as a center back,
and has been a professional soccer player for 11 seasons. He was
born in Akron, and was recruited by Kentucky and West Virginia to
play baseball,. Instead of pursuing that route, he decided to
walk on to the soccer team at Cleveland State. After his stint at
Cleveland State, he went undrafted in the 2010 MLS Draft, but
later that year, he was signed on with Columbus. He went from not
being recruited and not being drafted to having an extremely
successful professional career for the last eleven years. Josh's
story is a beautiful one of belief and persistence. 


In this episode, Josh and I discuss: 


The experience in the MLS bubble

Josh's unconventional path to becoming a pro

Why he chose soccer over baseball 

Mental preparation 

Meditation and the effect it has had on his life

Game day preparation 

The medical scare that almost ended his career

The immense power of beliefs