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Willie Banks on the Olympics and the athletic spirit

Willie Banks on the Olympics and the athletic spirit

FromThe Mark Divine Show


Willie Banks on the Olympics and the athletic spirit

FromThe Mark Divine Show

ratings:
Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Willie Banks is a well-known Olympian, having been a member of the US Olympic track team for Triple Jump in 1984 and 1988. Since then, he's been an active member of the sport and Olympic community, serving as the President of the US Olympians Association and an organizer of the ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego in 2019. Mark and Willie talk about Willie's experiences with the Olympics and his ongoing devotion to spreading interest in sports and track in particular. Find out: How Willie was able to use his resentment about the 1980 boycott of the Olympics to motivate him. How you need to "switch on" when you come to the office. How Willie used dreaming visualization for his competitions without even realizing it. Hear how Willie has been able to turn his athletic career into spreading the word about sport and fitness.
Released:
Dec 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Mark Divine is the founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind and the host of the Unbeatable Mind podcast. Mark is a Retired Navy SEAL Commander, NYT Best Selling author, speaker and entrepreneur. The podcast deals with a wide variety of subjects, from philosophical, emotional and meta-physical to self defense, fitness and elite physical performance. They all form a part of Mark's 5 mountain training path to develop your Mental, Physical, Emotional, Intuitive, and Kokoro (Heart) self. Find out more at unbeatablemind.com.