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In this episode, 8-time Olympic medalist, Apolo Ohno, discusses the lessons he\u2019s learned from his remarkable career in speed skating and the extreme physical and mental training \u2014 and determination \u2014 required to reach greatness.

We discuss:

• Apolo\u2019s childhood with his single dad, early success in sports, and falling in love with skating [7:30];
• The differences between inline and ice skating, and short- & long-track speed-skating, and the evolution of the clap skate [21:00];
• The mental game and the physical game: intense training and mindset [29:30];
• Apolo\u2019s early success in short-track that led to an amazing opportunity and his reluctance to go for it [40:15];
• Early days at Lake Placid, first experience on the world stage, and a little self-sabotage [56:45];
• Tough love parenting, making a commitment, training like Rocky, and developing the mindset of a fighter [1:17:30];
• 2002 Olympics, winning his first medal, and rising above the sport [1:32:45];
• Apolo\u2019s evolving training and body composition throughout his Olympic career [2:05:15];
• Going into the Lion\u2019s Den to learn from Korean skaters and making a radical and risky change that led to his most successful Olympic games [2:12:45];
• Apolo\u2019s tumultuous relationship with South Korea, from hatred to respect to admiration [2:29:00];
• Applying lessons learned through training, adjusting to life after skating, and the struggles many athletes face transitioning to retirement [2:46:30];
• The final years of Apolo\u2019s career: intense focus, crazy training, mental fortitude, and resiliency [2:57:30];
• Officially retiring and contemplating a comeback [3:16:15];
• Where does Apolo want to be in 10 years? [3:22:45];
• The pursuit of perfection and flow states [3:29:30];
• Where you can follow Apolo [3:35:00]; and
• More.

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