Beyond A Shadow Of A Doubt II Alek Mika on What Keeps Him Up At Night
Time Stamps:
5:19 Intro
8:28 Stealing my friends
10:18 Medical finance
14:28 High school lacrosse
16:58 Concussions
22:43 Put some hard rock in there
26:58 Snubbed on All-American
29:23 “This keeps me up at night”
30:16 Be so good that they have to play you
33:46 Can’t have any more regrets
40:43 Another concussion
43:58 What could hold you back now?
48:25 Qualifying your negative thoughts
53:13 Failing early and often
56:33 Be coachable
57:50 Rapid fire
7 May 2024
Hanging Them Up? Eric and Gabrielle Mika On Life Back In Utah
Time Stamps:
3:09 Worst haircut ever
8:11 Customer service
10:10 Kicked in the head
17:28 Crazy 4 weeks
18:58 Ignite no more
21:52 Craving competition
25:42 Hanging them up
28:14 Going for the BYU coaching position
31:25 6 Year old running a marathon
36:50 Welcome to Wrexham
42:23 Broken elbow in Serbia
47:42 Quote of the week
30 Apr 2024
Doing It My Way II Myriam Glez on Finding Your Next Challenge and Athlete's Soul
Notes
Myriam Glez is a force in the Olympic world and a pioneer in the world of athletes transitioning to life after sports. She became obsessed with Synchronized Swimming and all that came with it from a young age and quickly climbed the ranks, joining the French National team at a very young age. She ended participating in 4 different Olympics - 2 as a an athlete and 2 as a coach - all for different countries which is unheard of. She literally has seen it all from every different angle.
Part of the reason she did not continue for longer than she did with the French National team was because while she was training, she was also accepted into a prestigious business school. The national team gave her an ultimatum and she chose academics. But her decision did not sit well with her and she had a lot of anger towards the fact that she had to even choose between two things that she loved and saw as equally important. So later on, when the opportunity arose to become a pillar for the somewhat green Australian National team, she couldn't resist. After the Beijing Olympics, she "retired" for the second time - this time on her own terms.
Even more impressive then her accolades as a swimmer, coach, team leader, manager, etc. is her desire to give back to athletes facing this major shift that she went through twice. With her experience of preparing for, balancing, and experiencing that very real jump that is leaving your lifelong sport, she has turned Athlete's Soul into an amazing space where high-level athletes can safely figure out what's next for them.
Timestamps
3:05 Pursuing business while still training
5:00 Australian National team
11:44 Intro to Synchronized swimming
14:23 I always wanted to be an Olympian
20:07 Always been a planner
23:19 Facing an ultimatum
26:20 No “what ifs” for me
28:18 Prove them wrong
33:15 “Retiring” a second time
36:36 Identity in sports
38:25 Finding your next challenge
40:25 Athlete’s Soul
49:54 Balance
51:15 Rapid fire
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