Eighty Percent Mental

This week, Dr Pete and Hugh are joined by Dr Chelsi Day, Sport Psychologist at ‘The’ Ohio State University, Todd Cauthorn, ex-professional Basketball player, and Dr Leah Washington, a professor of Sports Medicine and Sport Psychology. In this episode we try to determine, once and for all, who - mentally speaking anyway - is the greatest athlete of all time.... Who is the Mental GOAT? 

• Dr Chelsi Day on Twitter: @sportpsychmind 

• Kerri Strug vault, Atlanta ‘96: https://tinyurl.com/yyxy6zf7

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We talk to Prof. Dave Collins, Director at Grey Matters Performance Ltd., about the idea of a ‘winning mindset’. Dave has worked with over 70 World or Olympic medalists, coached to national level in three sports, is a 5th Dan black belt in Karate, and an ex Royal Marine – and that’s not even the half of it! 

In this episode, we explore the concept of the ‘winning mindset’ and what such a thing might actually consist of. We talk about whether personality might play a role, the importance of context, and whether or not we can learn to exhibit a winning mentality. 

• Dave Collins on Twitter: @DCGreyMattersUK 

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In this episode, Dr Pete Olusoga & Hugh Gilmore talk to Dr Jonathan Fader, a clinical and performance psychologist, best known for his work in Major League Baseball and the NFL. We discuss what sport psychology is (and what it isn't), and some of the ways that psychology might help athletes and coaches take their performance to the next level. 

Dr. Fader is the co-founder of Union Square Practice, a mental health centre, and SportStrata, a performance coaching group, located in New York City, and is the author of Life as Sport. 

• Dr Jonathan Fader on Twitter: @drfader

Just a short introduction to the Eighty Percent Mental podcast. In three minutes, Dr Pete Olusoga explains what this podcast series is about, and what you can expect from each episode. 

Welcome to Eighty Percent Mental. This is just a short preview of what you can expect from this brand new podcast all about the psychology of sport and performance.