Greatness

By Jonathan WattsHistory

Greatness episodes

August 29, 2025 117. The Great Sports Dynasties - Chicago Bulls, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs
Diving into three of the great sports dynasties: Chicago Bulls, New England Patriots, and the Kansas City Chiefs, and the key levers and principles behind their winning ways.
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Sources
The Kingdom Documentary
The Dynasty - Jeff Benedict
Michal Jordan - Roland Lazenby
Eleven Rings - Phil Jackson
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August 23, 2025 116. Derek Jeter
Diving into the life and story of the Yankee Legend, Derek Jeter.
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The Captain - Ian O'Connor
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51 min
August 01, 2025 115. Jason Fried and David Hansson - Unconventional Business and Life Advice
Diving into the thoughts and wisdom of entreprenuers, Jason Fried and David Hanson, who built their company Basecamp by defying many of the traditional business beliefs and ideas.
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You don’t need more hours, you need better hours.
- Jason and David
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ReWork
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July 18, 2025 114. Ronda Rousey - Her Rise to Becoming the First Women's UFC Champion
Diving into the life of Ronda Rousey and her rise to becoming the first woman in the UFC.
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To win, you must be willing to die. If you're willing to die when you fight, if you're giving absolutely everything you have for every single second you are in there, you're going to separate yourself.
- Ronda Rousey
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My Fight / Your Fight
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July 08, 2025 113. Frank Serpico - The Cop Who Defied the System
Diving into the story of Frank Serpico and how he battled the corruption in the NYPD during the 1960s and 70s.
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Serpico - Peter Maas
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July 01, 2025 112. Bruce Lee
Diving into Bruce Lee, the philosopher. Over the course of his life, Bruce kept notes on his beliefs, his mottos, and his philosophies. And today, we're going to dive into those words and works, and what we can learn from them.
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The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly.
- Bruce Lee
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Striking Thoughts
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June 19, 2025 111. Leaders on Leadership - Abraham Lincoln, John Wooden, Theodore Roosevelt, Vince Lombardi, and More (Part 2)
Diving into leadership practices of some of the world's greatest leaders.
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“As a leader you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you lack enthusiasm for your job, you can not perform to the best of your ability. Success is unattainable without enthusiasm"
- John Wooden
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June 18, 2025 110. Leaders on Leadership - Abraham Lincoln, John Wooden, Theodore Roosevelt, Vince Lombardi, and More (Part 1)
Diving into leadership and the common qualities and characters of some of the world's greatest leaders.
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“The cost of leadership is self-interest.”
- Lieutenant General George Flynn
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June 16, 2025 109. Jiro Ono - Lessons from the Greatest Sushi Chef
Diving into the lessons we can take from what many call the greatest sushi chef ever, Jiro Ono
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“All I want to do is make better sushi. I do the same thing over and over, improving bit by bit. There is always a yearning to achieve more. I'll continue to climb, trying to reach the top but no one knows where the top is. Even at my age, after decades of work I don't think I have achieved perfection.”
- Jiro Ono
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
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June 05, 2025 108. Ernest Shackelton - The Greatest Leader Ever
Diving into the life and leadership of what many have called the greatest leader ever, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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"Some people say it is wrong to regard life as a game; I don't think so. Life to me means the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don't matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly, or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly.”
- Ernest Shackelton
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Endurance
Shakelton's Way
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