Imagine getting the call of the lifetime offering you a job you love working with Olympic Athletes. This episode couldn’t be more fitting as our host Matthew Zanis is currently in Tokyo helping the US Olympic Shooting Team prepare for the 2020 Olympic Games. In this episode, Matthew shares his journey from dreaming of working with professional athletes as a kid, to graduating from Duke, starting his own practice, and genuinely investing in relationships that led to the opportunity to work with Olympic athletes. It’s more than just knowing your craft well. Going after a big goal, and building your legacy is about how you treat others around you. Tune in as Dr. Zanis shares more of his story, and some tips you can apply to the pursuit of your own goals!

01:00 Going to the Tokyo Olympic games!

03:15 Setting the intention to work in professional sports.

05:00 Finding out I got the job with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

08:30 Setting the intention again for the Arizona Cardinals to be my first clinical rotation as a Physical Therapist.

10:40 Graduating from Duke in 2014 and the decision to start my own practice.

11:40 “Do you want to work with the US Olympic shooting team?”

14:15 Making meaningful changes for Olympic athletes starting with the feet.

17:00 How the first trip with the Us Olympic Shooting team changed my life.

20:00 What is your role as a Physical Therapist for Olympic athletes?

23:20 What are you working to achieve?

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