Bud Winter was one of the first modern coaches who understood that a coach's job was to manufacture elite performance systematically and methodically, not just shepherd it into existence. The most successful of the coaches of the contemporary age, bill bellcheck and football, phil jackson and pat summet and basketball, are in many ways, bud disciples. Ten % happier is Dan harris' weekly podcast about how you can do life better with happiness as your goal. Pod saved the people offers perspectives on race, justice, news and issues that don't lead the headlines.
Sharing a new Pushkin show, Legacy of Speed. When two Black sprinters raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, it shook the world. More than 50 years later, the ripple effects of their activism are still felt. Host Malcolm Gladwel tells the stories of the runners who took a stand, and the coaches and mentors who helped make them fast enough — and brave enough — to change the world.
In this episode, we hear how coach Bud Winter took what he learned from working with fighter pilots in World War II and created a system for training sprinters at San Jose State. His “Relax and Win” methods used breathing, visualization and other unconventional coaching techniques to create a powerhouse track program. Another thing that made him unique at the time? His focus on recruiting Black athletes to a mostly white school.
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