Interviews

‘You have to use all the tools for the best possible outcome for the individual athlete.’ Loris Bertolacci – Olympic Strength & Conditioning Coaches interviewed Episode 86

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Loris Bertolacci, a strength & conditioning coach with more than 4 decades of experience in professional sports and Olympic sports shares the story of [...]

‘You have to use all the tools for the best possible outcome for the individual athlete.’ Loris Bertolacci – Olympic Strength & Conditioning Coaches interviewed Episode 86Christian2020-09-24T16:40:54+02:00

‘Sometimes you have to push beyond what people believe is possible.’ Lydia Lassila – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 85

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Meet the women who wanted to prove, that women can do the same amazing sporting feats as men. Lydia Lassila, Olympic champion 2010 shares [...]

‘Sometimes you have to push beyond what people believe is possible.’ Lydia Lassila – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 85Christian2020-09-17T20:50:44+02:00

‘You have these pivotal moments throughout your life, even if you try to forget them, you can’t. It’s just there, it’s in you.’ Lee McDermott – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 84

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Lee McDermott, Olympian 1996 and a two-time Commonwealth Champion outlines how he experienced a severe injury and the long journey back from the injury, [...]

‘You have these pivotal moments throughout your life, even if you try to forget them, you can’t. It’s just there, it’s in you.’ Lee McDermott – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 84Christian2020-09-09T20:17:22+02:00

‘The more you are connected to your athletic identity, the more difficult the transition out of the sport.’ Anja Bolbjerg – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 83

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Anja Bolbjerg, a double Olympic finalist shares her story of how she got into skiing with her brother, and how her brother passed away [...]

‘The more you are connected to your athletic identity, the more difficult the transition out of the sport.’ Anja Bolbjerg – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 83Christian2020-09-07T16:00:25+02:00

‘The most important thing for me is to care about the athletes, and not only the physical development, but also their personal development.’ Elisabeth Oehler – Olympic Strength & Conditioning Coaches interviewed Episode 82

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Elisabeth Oehler, Head of Talent Identification at the German Olympic Weightlifting Federation, National Coach, and Strength and Conditioning Coach outlines her journey into coaching [...]

‘The most important thing for me is to care about the athletes, and not only the physical development, but also their personal development.’ Elisabeth Oehler – Olympic Strength & Conditioning Coaches interviewed Episode 82Christian2020-09-05T21:11:05+02:00

‘Don’t waste a day on things that are unimportant.’ Craig Simpson – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 81

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Craig Simpson, two-time Stanley Cup Champion and the greatest ‘sniper’ in NHL history shares his experiences as part of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty, the [...]

‘Don’t waste a day on things that are unimportant.’ Craig Simpson – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 81Christian2020-08-30T19:58:00+02:00

‘Being a good people doesn’t cost anything.’ Shona McCallin – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 80

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Shona McCallin, Olympic Champion 2016 outlines how she suffered a severe head injury, how she was uncertain if she could ever play hockey again, [...]

‘Being a good people doesn’t cost anything.’ Shona McCallin – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 80Christian2020-08-10T17:19:56+02:00

‘Train like you are the underdog, but compete like you are the champion.’ Keesja Gofers – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 79

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Keesja Gofers, Olympian 2016 outlines how they went confidently into the Rio Olympic Games and then lost a close match in the quarterfinal. Why [...]

‘Train like you are the underdog, but compete like you are the champion.’ Keesja Gofers – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 79Christian2020-08-06T21:38:34+02:00

‘Never lose the essence of who you are.’ Tania Lamarca – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 78

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Tania Lamarca, Olympic champion 1996 shares how she went from the highest of all highs, winning the Olympic Games to the low of being [...]

‘Never lose the essence of who you are.’ Tania Lamarca – Olympic athletes interviewed Episode 78Christian2020-07-26T14:39:37+02:00

‘Don’t get bored with the simple stuff. The simple stuff is what often gets you the results.’ John Mitchell – Olympic S & C coaches interviewed Episode 77

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John Mitchell, Strength & Conditioning Coach with 3+ decades of experiences shares his lifelong passion for strength & conditioning, what he bases his decisions [...]

‘Don’t get bored with the simple stuff. The simple stuff is what often gets you the results.’ John Mitchell – Olympic S & C coaches interviewed Episode 77Christian2020-07-23T13:24:02+02:00