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E157 - Jamie Peacock: Being the best at the things that require no talent

The High Performance Podcast

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How to Live a High Performance Life

Rugby star Jamie Foxx says he has learned to say 'yes' more often in his career. His dad inspired him after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at the age of 24. He refused to let anybody, including a boxing doctor, tell him how long he had left and lived for 22 months - eight times longer than doctors said would be possible. The last couple of years have been some of my best as a rugby player. I've put it on myself not to let anyone dictate what I could or couldn't do during that time. It's like running off steel... you just don't know where your next step is going until you get there.

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