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Episode Summary Three-time U.S. Water Polo Olympian Maggie Steffens is a living example of how building confidence and repetition leads to peak performance. Learn the mental and physical strategies that have landed Maggie on Sports Illustrated's list of the 50 fittest athletes in the U.S. for the 5th year in a row!
Show Notes
(3:18) Where you can find Maggie and where training is taking place…
(5:44) The impact of the 2020 Olympics being cancelled…
(8:49) Taking advantage of the “opportunities” that Covid provided…
(14:50) “We found other ways to test our bodies and test our minds, and stay active and kind of try to find creative ways to also stay connected through that as well.” Being creative and adaptive in training…
(16:20) A last-second shot in 2017…
(20:44) “I asked the three biggest girls and then the three strongest girls on our Stanford team to stay after practice for five minutes. And I literally would say, I want you to almost lay on top of my head, and put all the pressure you can on me and be as physical as possible. And I have to try to somehow not be fouled and still score, or at least get a shot off.”
(22:00) Training in practice for that moment that doesn’t go the way we think it should…
(24:51) Focus and process depend on intention…
(29:38) “What can I do now? I personally am like, I can get faster, I can get stronger. I can get more intelligent, mentally I can get stronger. I can become a better teammate, a better friend, a better leader. And that's motivation within itself, the opportunity to improve.”
(32:14) Loving what you do and the power of a team leading well…
(36:55) A supportive male coach…
(37:53) Preparing for Tokyo 2021…
(40:32) “We get to help individuals who may not have had the resources, may not have had the exposure, opportunity to go to where they're going now if we hadn't noticed them and given them that chance.” What drove her to found 6-8 Sports...
References
2012 Olympics: All 21 Goals - YouTube
6-8 Sports - Website | Instagram
Sports Illustrated's Fittest 50 Athletes of 2021 - List
Guest
Olympian Maggie Steffens - Website | Instagram | Twitter Maggie's fav UCAN product: Cran Raz Energy Tub
Hosts
Jon Rankin - gobemore.co | @chasejonrankin
Bryan Green - maketheleapbook.com | @maketheleapbook
Learn More
UCAN - ucan.co | @genucan Your Personal Best Awaits
