Athlete's Grit: From Sports to Life

Athlete's Grit: From Sports to Life

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Athlete's Grit: From Sports to Life episodes

  • Season 1 - Ep 13 - Athlete's Grit with Yip Ren Kai

    My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

    One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

    I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

    Timestamp:

    • 0.30 Renkai introduces himself and his businesses
    • 3.00 2009 was his last SEA Games
    • 4.45 Contributing back to the sports industry
    • 5.30 Was being involved in work that involved sports something he always knew he wanted to do?
    • 7.30 Signing up for the organizing committee for the Youth Olympics Games (YOG) 2010
    • 8.00 Sports brings everyone together
    • 9.00 Reason for retirement
    • 10.00 Stepping aside to let the younger ones take it further
    • 10.30 How do you know that you’re at your peak?
    • 11.30 Be a contributor and not a liability
    • 13.00 Setting goals for sport are the same as setting goals for work
    • 14.00 Moving on too next phase of life for the shift in priorities
    • 17.00 Most memorable highs in Water Polo career
    • 21.00 What were the sort of emotions that came out of that?
    • 23.45 Water Polo was the bond and nationalities and medal colour didn’t matter
    • 25.25 Making rivals in the pool but becoming buddies outside of it
    • 28.00 Most difficult period in Water Polo
    • 30.55 Lowest points in life in sport happened at the young age of 13
    • 32.45 Bouncing back after 12 months of preparation work
    • 34.30 Visualisation on risk management of multiple scenarios used outside of Water Polo
    • 36.40 How high performance sport has influenced his professional and personal life currently?
    • 37.00 Learning to work with different personalities
    • 38.18 Goalsetting and time management
    • 39.00 Task oriented and setting priorities for maximum productivity
    • 41.20 Complimenting business partner with different skillsets
    • 44.00 What would he tell his younger self
      • 54 min
    • Season 1 - Ep 13 - Athlete's Grit Trailer D

      My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

      One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

      I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

      1 min
    • Season 1 - Ep 13 - Athlete's Grit Trailer C

      My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

      One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

      I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

      1 min
    • Season 1 - Ep 13 - Athlete's Grit Trailer B

      My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

      One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

      I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

      1 min
    • Season 1 - Ep 13 - Athlete's Grit Trailer A

      My guest today is Yip Ren Kai, ex-National Water Polo Vice-Captain and multiple SEA Games Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Grassroots Contributor.

      One of the best centreback specialist and all-rounded player I have ever known. I knew Ren Kai since he was a young player and he donned National Colours only after I retired from the sport. But very privileged to have played with him in many other competitions as a teammate and also against him as a competitor. A great leader and highly respected, in and outside of the pool.

      I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

      1 min
    • Season 1 - Ep 12 - Athlete's Grit with Michelle Sng

      My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

      I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

      I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

      Welcoming Michelle Sng.

      Timestamp:

      • 0.30 Michelle introduces herself
      • 1.00 How she started with High Jump
      • 3.40 How she progressed to train at a higher level
      • 5.30 Retiring from the sport because of an injury
      • 6.32 What was the difference competing pre and post early retirement?
      • 7.00 Injury with surgery lead to early retirement
      • 8.00 The pain might have been psychological
      • 9.30 Moving away from the label of “Michelle Sng the High Jumper”
      • 10.00 18-months of solo travel and self-discovery
      • 12.15 Being called up for “National Service”
      • 14.54 Lowest moments
      • 15.37 Moving to Kuala Lumpur to train
      • 18.00 Living a different life and Moving On
      • 21.00 Speaking about things helped with the moving on
      • 22.00 Most significant highs
      • 22.45 Emotional journey of going back to the stadium where she first hung up her spikes
      • 24.00 Competition day felt really good physically and mentally and that led to the Gold Medal victory
      • 25.20 Being in the zone and closing that chapter of her life
      • 26.00 To enjoy your journey and not be too fixated the expectation of the outcome
      • 28.40 Setting specific and SMART goals
      • 29.55 How high-performance sport has shaped her professional and personal life
      • 31.45 Sport teaches that not everything is under your control
      • 35.20 Piece advice for youth athletes
      • 36.55 How to identify patience vs knowing when to throw in the towel
      • 38.40 One thing you would tell your younger self
        • 45 min
      • Season 1 - Ep 12 - Athlete's Grit Trailer F

        My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

        I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

        I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

        Welcoming Michelle Sng.

        1 min
      • Season 1 - Ep 12 - Athlete's Grit Trailer E

        My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

        I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

        I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

        Welcoming Michelle Sng.

        1 min
      • Season 1 - Ep 12 - Athlete's Grit Trailer D

        My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

        I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

        I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

        Welcoming Michelle Sng.

        1 min
      • Season 1 - Ep 12 - Athlete's Grit Trailer C

        My guest today is Michelle Sng, National High Jumper, SEA Games Gold Medalist, Adidas Creator, and Comms Specialist.

        I first met Michelle at an Adidas Runners Singapore event and again when she was seeking treatment for plantar fasciitis at my red-light therapy wellness studio. Those casual chats would have never revealed the dark periods and troubled times that Michelle underwent as Singapore’s number one high jumper, a label that actually worked against her performance and the hanging up of her spikes in 2010. I am thankful for her time as guest on the podcast as she shares the journey of coming full circle, winning a SEA Games Gold Medal, and continuing to represent Singapore since.

        I hope you enjoy the session as much as I did.

        Welcoming Michelle Sng.

        1 min

      About Athlete's Grit: From Sports to Life

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      This is a podcast interview series where I speak to current and ex high performance athletes in Singapore on their sport, and how the skills learnt, acquired and trained in competitive sport, have translated into their professional and personal life.