Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast #152

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:56 - Russian wrestling
4:34 - Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling
11:30 - The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart
14:29 - Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile
17:35 - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion
20:03 - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final
23:35 - Sauna story
25:05 - Match against the Russian
30:38 - The role of fear in wrestling
35:40 - The line between physical wrestling and anger
40:18 - Tragic loss of Dan's sister
47:46 - The role of family in wrestling
53:08 - Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics
57:52 - To beat the best you must study the best
1:03:05 - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea)

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