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In this episode you will meet US runner Dave Wottle. He won Gold in the 800 meter final in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

I have called this episode ‘Anything Can Happen’. Listen to understand why – and how business people can learn from Dave Wottle’s surprising win.

This episode is about Croatia playing the US Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics Men’s Basketball final.

Croatia lost the final, but they still deserve credit. I will present their strategy bringing them to the final. And I will discuss what businesses can learn from the Croatian team. What do you do when you are competing against a much bigger player with vast limitless resources? 

This episode is about Florence Griffith Joyner – better known as FloJo – the fastest female runner. FloJo won four medals at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.

FloJo was fast, and she was a brand. A brand because of  a true and distinguished DNA and flashy communication.

Companies can learn so much from FloJo in terms of building a strong brand. In this episode I tell you why and how.

This episode is about Katherine Switzer, runner no 261 in the Boston 1967 Marathon run. I have called the episode for ‘Disruption’.

There is so much businesses can learn from Katherine Switzer in terms of changing the game and the rules of competing.

This episode is about Muhammad Ali, and I have called it ‘Mission Statement’. 

Besides being the world’s best heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali was also a man of principles as a well as a man on a mission. He will for ever be known and admired for his boxing career as well as his principles and mission. He never chose the easy way, he was ready to face the consequences of living by his principles.

Listen to this week's episode to learn what companies can learn from Muhammad Ali in terms of implementing a strong and convincing Mission Statement.

In this episode you will meet Eddy Merckx – in my view probably the best professional bicyclist ever. I have chosen to call this episode ‘Dedication’. 

I believe that Eddy Merckx’s story can inspire both other athletes as well as business people around the world. Let me share with you why I think so...

'Keep Playing' is a podcast about what business people can learn from the world of sports.

In this episode you will meet the South Africa Rugby national team when the won the World Cup in 1995 - against all odds. You will hear why President Nelson Mandela's Rainbow Nation vision helped the team win all their matches and the trophy. 
And you will learn how this vision can inspire businesses - which often at best themselves present a vision which is more more fancy words than an inspiration for a future which can be.

'Keep Playing' is a podcast about what business people can learn from the world of sports.

In this episode you will meet whom I think is probably the best professional bicycle racer ever - namely Belgian Eddy Merckx. I have called this episode 'Dedication'. So what can we learn from Eddy Merckx's total dedication?

'Keep Playing' is a podcast about what business people can learn from the world of sports.

In this first episode I will share the story of 17-year old tennis player Michael Chang who in the 1989 French Open quarter final won against then no 1 tennis player Ivan Lendl. Against all odds - but because Michael Chang kept fighting, even when he was on the brink of exhaustion. 

I think business people can be inspired by Michael Chang - better loose giving your very best than just walk away from the pain. And hey, you might actually win!

Welcome to ‘Keep Playing’ – a podcast about what business can learn from the world of sports.

In ‘Keep Playing’ you will meet footballers, tennis players, rowers, runners, boxers, rugby players, bicyclists - and many more. All with fascinating stories. And all with an experience which I think that business people can learn from. To become better at leading, inspiring, fighting and winning.