Jody Avergan

Joutua kysymään tulevaisuuden liittyviä kysymyksiä, ja nähdä, ettei itse asiassa koko ajan ole ongelma, voi olla todella luonnollista. Voitko puhua hieman enemmän tulevaisuuden liittyviä kysymyksiä, koska mielestäni on enemmän se tunne, että katsotaan vielä kaikki asiat, joita haluan edistää, ja löydetään toinen asia, joka tarkastaa kaikkia niitä. Katsotaan vielä ajan. Mutta sanoit, että se on enemmän tulevaisuuden liittyvää.

Some athletes approach what comes next a little differently. Instead of not competing anymore at all, they do it at a different level, with a different bar for success. There are long-distance runners, like Olympic medalist Dina Kastor, who still get out there and race, even though they know they're not going to win a medal anymore. But why not run anyway? There are 90-year-olds who run triathlons and 70-year-olds who compete in ultramarathons.

Kuulostaa, että on kaksi kautta. Joutuu uudelleen uudelleen, tai joutuu muuttamaan odotuksia. Onko se sellaista, että löytää uuden paikan tai muuttaa paikan, jota katsotaan? Onko sinulla ajatuksia niistä? Toivon, että voit miettiä vastaukseni. Se riippuu henkilöstä.

The hardest time I've had grappling with has been the lowering of the bar. Just like, gosh, how depressing would that be to just be doing the same thing, but just not doing it at the level that I know in my head, a new bar. And that could be totally healthy. It could also be worth it for you to examine, you know, why is that depressing for you? Oh, I'm doing a whole podcast. Start to challenge the internal dialogue that you're having and how you define success.

Start to challenge the internal dialogue and redefine success. Dr. Gendron is talking about aging here, but that's advice that could apply to any athlete. The best athletes are continually challenging their internal dialogue. They work on self-talk, they work on staying in the moment. And they're continually redefining success. It's not just about wins and losses, but it's how you go about practice, training, your diet, the mental game.

Sports gives us a framework in which to do all these other things that are probably good for us anyway, that will make us healthier and more well-rounded people. And the flip side, not controlling your emotions, not staying in the moment, not being purposeful about the process, it can be really bad on the field and as you walk away from sports.

This all does make sense to me. Like, if Carly was so bummed about turning 40 that she decided not to try anything new, she wouldn't be out there working on her golf swing or weeding or training for a TV show. She's pushing herself, and clearly Don Burrell is too. And so am I. If I'm being honest, this show is a little bit of that for me. I've never really written or spoken about myself in my work before. I'm trying to open up, trying something new.

Thanks for coming along for the ride. And I am changing, I see that. For a while I was so worried that I'd be stuck in time, my personality and worldview trapped in the amber of the last day I played sports at the highest level. But of course, I'm different now than I was a month ago, a year ago, a decade ago. Since we talked, I've been thinking a lot about what Dr. Gendron told me, about how we become more and more ourselves as we get older.

Olin itse asiassa miettinyt siitä niin paljon, että otin sen Karli Lloydin kanssa. Ja sitten hän sanoi, että kuule, joka päivä elämääsi, sinä olet yleisempi kaikille muille.

And that's really the heart of it. No greater teacher. If my love of sports, the whole purpose of this show, is based upon the idea that sports has a lot to teach us about the real world, well, here's the real world. Time to take what sports taught you and put it to work. Experiment. Start a new chapter. Focus on process more than the goal. Learn from your losses. And don't forget to stretch. Definitely stretch.

Good Sport is brought to you by the TED Audio Collective. It's hosted by me, Jody Avergan. This show is produced by TED. This episode was written and produced by Camille Peterson. Our team includes Isabel Carter, Pansi Rutsch, Sarah Nix, Jimmy Gutierrez, Michelle Quint, Ben Ben Chang, and Roxanne High Lash. Jake Gorski is our sound designer and mix engineer. Fact-checking by Hana Matsudaira. An extra special thanks this season to Colin Helms. Thank you for all your support.

Koska tämä on viimeisen jaksoni, haluamme myös kiittää jotkut ihmiset, jotka auttivat tämän jaksoni tapaamaan. Ne ovat Daniela Balarezo, Valentina Bajonini, Jeff Dale, Nicole Idene, Mike Fimia, Jimmy Gutierrez, Will Hennessy, Nancy Hu, Marie Kim, Antonia Lee, Jen Michalski, Annie O'Dell, Diana Pietrzak, Anna Phelan, Julia Ross, Casey Walter ja Peter Zweifel.

Ja kyllä, tämä on viimeinen jakso, joten haluan vain sanoa kiitos kaikille, jotka olivat mahdollisia tämän showlle. Kaikille, jotka olivat mahdollisia tekemään tämän showlle, mutta erityisesti teille. Kiitos kuuntelusta, kiitos, että jätit puheenvuoron showlle. Kiitos kaikille, jotka olivat saaneet tiedon tai ideoita.

If you have any thoughts about this season or maybe stuff that you'd like us to explore in the future, or you just want to get in touch and say hello, please do. Our email is goodsport at ted.com. You can also find me on social media. I have a newsletter, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. You'll track me down. I'd love to hear from you. Okay, that's it for this season of Good Sport. My name is Jody Avergan, and we'll see you soon.