Kyle Murphy - Track-and-Field Student-Athlete #031
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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.
\\nListen 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\\u2019s 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.
\\nKey Highlights
\\n\\u25cf [02:33] An introduction to Kyle Murphy and his track-and-field career
\\n\\u25cf [08:37] Kyle\\u2019s goal in sport
\\n\\u25cf [12:06] How Kyle feels about COVID-19 taking away a season
\\n\\u25cf [14:15] Sacrifices that Kyle had to make over the years as a student-athlete
\\n\\u25cf [16:15] Where Kyle developed his competitive side
\\n\\u25cf [19:43] The difference between first and second place in track-and-field
\\n\\u25cf [20:53] Kyle\\u2019s worst injuries
\\n\\u25cf [22:28] Doubts about getting into Harvard as a Shepparton native
\\n\\u25cf [27:33] Competitive coaching in Shepparton schools versus Harvard
\\n\\u25cf [30:08] Nutritional requirements for a student-athlete and managing time
\\n\\u25cf [32:56] The typical goal of a Harvard athlete
\\n\\u25cf [33:50] Kyle\\u2019s love for his sport
\\n\\u25cf [38:14] Getting into a flow state when making jumps
\\n\\u25cf [38:50] Was Harvard how Kyle expected it to be?
\\n\\u25cf [40:03] Lessons learned from studying fellow students at Harvard
\\n\\u25cf [41:20] What Kyle is studying at Harvard and his career prospects
\\n\\u25cf [43:18] Kyle\\u2019s passion for photography
\\n\\u25cf [46:40] Who locally inspires Kyle?
\\nPowerful Quotes by Kyle
\\n\\u25cf The higher you go in a sport, the more it requires your time to remain competitive.
\\n\\u25cf The fact that Harvard has need-based financial aid, people can leave their sport if they want and they\\u2019re 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.
\\n\\u25cf 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.
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