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In this episode, we speak with Kyle Murphy, a Shepparton native and track-and-field student-athlete currently studying and competing for Harvard University in Boston.  Listen in as Kyle discusses his career as a track-and-field student-athlete and how it gave him the opportunity to study at Harvard courtesy of the university’s need-based financial aid, his takeaways from his first two years as a Harvard student, and his plans for the future both in and outside of athletics.  Key Highlights  ● [02:33] An introduction to Kyle Murphy and his track-and-field career  ● [08:37] Kyle’s goal in sport  ● [12:06] How Kyle feels about COVID-19 taking away a season  ● [14:15] Sacrifices that Kyle had to make over the years as a student-athlete  ● [16:15] Where Kyle developed his competitive side  ● [19:43] The difference between first and second place in track-and-field  ● [20:53] Kyle’s worst injuries  ● [22:28] Doubts about getting into Harvard as a Shepparton native  ● [27:33] Competitive coaching in Shepparton schools versus Harvard  ● [30:08] Nutritional requirements for a student-athlete and managing time  ● [32:56] The typical goal of a Harvard athlete  ● [33:50] Kyle’s love for his sport  ● [38:14] Getting into a flow state when making jumps  ● [38:50] Was Harvard how Kyle expected it to be?  ● [40:03] Lessons learned from studying fellow students at Harvard  ● [41:20] What Kyle is studying at Harvard and his career prospects  ● [43:18] Kyle’s passion for photography  ● [46:40] Who locally inspires Kyle?  Powerful Quotes by Kyle  ● The higher you go in a sport, the more it requires your time to remain competitive.  ● The fact that Harvard has need-based financial aid, people can leave their sport if they want and they’re still a regular student. That means that anyone who is in a sport is there for the love of it for the most part, which I think is an amazing thing.  ● To perform at your best, you need to be able to stop thinking about a lot of things and just let your body do what the training has taught it to do, and things will just happen.