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Olympic Gold, World Championships & The Power of Letting Go - Malaika Mihambo

Olympic Gold, World Championships & The Power of Letting Go - Malaika Mihambo

Frodeno Going Mental vor 7 Monaten

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What does it really take to win Olympic gold and why can it still
feel empty? In this episode of Frodeno Going Mental, Jan sits down
with Olympic champion and two-time world champion Malaika Mihambo
for a raw and deeply honest conversation about performance,
pressure, identity and what success actually means when the lights
go out. Malaika shares how growing up in Germany and experiencing
racism at a young age shaped her mindset and pushed her toward
sport — not as a way to beat others, but as a way to understand
herself. She explains why she doesn’t see competition as something
external, but as an “inner championship” during a constant process
of mastering body, mind, and emotion. They dive into the defining
moment at the Tokyo Olympics when Malaika fouled her first two
jumps and had one final attempt left to make the final. Instead of
spiraling, she sat down and meditated and produced the jump that
ultimately led to Olympic gold. She opens up about why fear is a
hindrance rather than fuel for her, how visualization is about
feeling the morning after victory rather than the jump itself and
why perfection is really just flexibility in disguise. Enjoy this
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