Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast #152

Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
2:56 – Russian wrestling
4:34 – Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling
11:30 – The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart
14:29 – Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile
17:35 – The dream of becoming an Olympic champion
20:03 – The day in 1972 of the Olympic final
23:35 – Sauna story
25:05 – Match against the Russian
30:38 – The role of fear in wrestling
35:40 – The line between physical wrestling and anger
40:18 – Tragic loss of Dan’s sister
47:46 – The role of family in wrestling
53:08 – Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics
57:52 – To beat the best you must study the best
1:03:05 – The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)

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