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Apolo Ohno: Extreme success is impossible to achieve with a balanced life
“From my personal view, I don't think it's possible.”
Ohno: Obsession is the common denominator across all top performers
“I think in terms of sheer performance when it comes to sport or other tasks, Everyone has the same common trait, which is obsession.”
Ohno: Olympic athletes fail Navy SEAL training due to strict psychological limits
“By the way, there's been many Olympic athletes who have actually gone on to try to become Navy SEALs, for example, and they can't, and it's not because they don't have the genetic ability. It's just because they weren't willing to go to those. Maybe perhaps it…”
Ohno: Conditioned internal self-talk triggers physical and biochemical responses in athletes
“There's certain words, depending on how they are emotionally tied to us at a young age, or what they mean or perceive, or allow us to perceive or react to, those can trigger certain elements and emotions in our body. And so if you're able to use certain words …”
Ohno: Trying too hard and fighting the ice actually decreases top speed
“So there's a fine line between trying way too hard and not trying enough. And it requires a level of relaxation that almost feels easy at its highest speeds and then trying so hard and fighting and fighting against the other athletes and fighting against yours…”
Ohno: Disregard past mistakes unless they provide actionable racing lessons
“What happened before doesn't matter unless it's insight, learning lesson, or information about how you're going to race moving forward. If it's not in that realm, it's disregarded. It's completely out.”
Ohno: Clutch athletes demand final plays because they believe they dictate outcomes
“And I think that that's the belief and confidence in alpha that comes with, if there's anyone going to be responsible for the outcome of this, I believe I can dictate that outcome.”
Ohno: Combining innate predisposition and training yields the greatest work ethic
“I'm sure that there's some encoding of some DNA at some kind of a hard wiring level that enables you or your previous experiences that you've inherited. I would bet on that. I also believe it can be trained. It's obviously much different, right? So if your nat…”
Ohno: Short track skating's volatility yields different winners each race
“So you can run the same race several times over in short track and probably get several different winners just because of the different strategies and techniques associated. You probably will have the same type of individuals in the final, but you can run it s…”