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#077 - Playing with Fire - Higher, Faster, Stronger

#077 - Playing with Fire - Higher, Faster, Stronger

FromThe Playing with Fire Podcast


#077 - Playing with Fire - Higher, Faster, Stronger

FromThe Playing with Fire Podcast

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Aug 29, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

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Show Notes

Freestyle - Dr. Bill Thierfelder, you host. We have been asked many questions on topics we have already covered. We thought it would be a good time to go back to some of our best segments and hear them again. So, this week we are going talk with Andy Panko, look at Chariots of Fire, knocked me dead, when you make your move - how do you make it?, jumping higher, precision with your eyes closed, Living like Landy and much more.

Listen Up - Interview with Andy Panko.

What's Hot - Chariots of Fire and through Amazon. Soundtrack by Vangelis

Praying Twice - 'Knocked Me Dead' by Gene Reynolds

It's Your Call - How do you know when to make a move? Send you questions or comments to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

Skills & Drills - How do you jump higher?

Iron Will - Mental aspects of sport - taking your shots with your eyes closed.

Soul Food - Pursuing victory with honor website. Australian sportsmanship.

Here's the story:

John Landy.

With two laps to go in the final of the 1,500-meter run at a 1956 Olympics qualifying meet in Melbourne, Australia, the runners were setting a world-record pace.

Then Ron Clarke accidentally clipped the heels of another runner and sprawled on the Landy and Clarktrack. World record-holder John Landy was just behind Clarke and had to leap to avoid him. As he did, he spiked Clarke on the shoulder.

The crowd looked on stunned as Landy sacrificed his chances for making the Olympics and setting a new record by stopping and rushing back to the fallen runner to apologize. Clarke said he was okay, got back up, and resumed the race with Landy following him.

By the final lap, Landy amazingly had made up most of the ground. On the final turn, he took the lead. He won in 4:02, four seconds off his world record of 3:58.

Witnesses estimated his sportsmanship cost him at least seven seconds, meaning if he hadn’t stopped, he would have shattered the mark.

Closing - Send your feedback and questions to feedback@reclaimthegame.com
Released:
Aug 29, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

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Please join us each week to learn about the secrets of world class performance and how to improve your game while living a virtuous life! Learn to "double" your talents from this 30-minute mix of pro-athlete interviews, practical-detailed sports performance enhancement tips, great music and much more. The Playing With Fire podcast is hosted by Dr. Bill Thierfelder, the 6ft. 8in. President of Belmont Abbey College. As a former two-time All-American and NCAA Division I coach, he clearly knows HOW to bring out your best, and with his doctorate in Sport Psychology and Human Movement, he can also explain WHY it works. MORE ABOUT DR. BILL Dr. Bill Thierfelder is currently President of Belmont Abbey College and creator of SPD (Sport Properly Directed) - Reclaim the Game and the Playing With Fire podcast and blog. Prior to his appointment as President of Belmont Abbey College, Dr. Thierfelder, successfully lead and transitioned fitness legend, York Barbell Company from a manufacturer to a solutions-based partner, providing sales, marketing, product development and logistical services to mass merchants and major sporting goods retailers throughout the United States and Europe. Dr. Thierfelder was also a principal in Joyner Sports Medicine Institute, a physical therapy corporation he helped conceptualize, found and develop. After positioning Joyner as a premier provider of physical therapy services, he was instrumental in negotiating the sale of the company to NovaCare, Inc., the nation’s second largest provider of outpatient physical therapy. As NovaCare's National Director of Sports Science he created, directed and co-chaired one of the largest and most successful sports medicine and physical rehabilitation conferences in the United States. He has also served as Executive Director of the Player Management Group, a sports representation company that provided contract negotiation, financial management, legal, career planning and sports medicine services to professional athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL. Dr. Thierfelder has also helped thousands of athletes including over a hundred at the Olympic and professional levels achieve dramatic improvements in their athletic performances. Dr. Thierfelder received his masters and doctoral degrees in Sports Psychology and Human Movement from Boston University. He is a licensed psychologist, a Diplomat of the American Board of Psychological Specialties and certified by the American College of Sports Medicine. He is also a member of the United States Olympic Committee's Sport Psychology Registry. He is a former NCAA Division I Coach, National Champion and a two-time All-American from the University of Maryland. He participated in the 1980 United States Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, and was a medalist at the 1981 U.S. Track and Field Indoor National Championship. Throughout his career, Dr. Thierfelder has delivered hundreds of presentations, both live, and on camera, regarding topics related to athletics, sports science and medicine, and business. Dr. Thierfelder currently lives just outside of Charlotte, NC with his wife, Mary, and their ten children.