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Neil Adams

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1128 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

I think that the first time, first senior European championships I fought, I fought Nevzorov, but he was only one of my contests. Then I had to fight a Frenchman for third place, but he totally outgripped me. And, um, and I remember I was more upset though I won the contest. I was more upset that he totally outgripped.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

I think that the first time, first senior European championships I fought, I fought Nevzorov, but he was only one of my contests. Then I had to fight a Frenchman for third place, but he totally outgripped me. And, um, and I remember I was more upset though I won the contest. I was more upset that he totally outgripped.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

I think that the first time, first senior European championships I fought, I fought Nevzorov, but he was only one of my contests. Then I had to fight a Frenchman for third place, but he totally outgripped me. And, um, and I remember I was more upset though I won the contest. I was more upset that he totally outgripped.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

out he did outgrip me and and i was more upset and then i fought him a year later and outgripped him all right so it was um it was one of those you know it was a learning process all the way through yeah that like frustration is like whatever that does to your your soul

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

out he did outgrip me and and i was more upset and then i fought him a year later and outgripped him all right so it was um it was one of those you know it was a learning process all the way through yeah that like frustration is like whatever that does to your your soul

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

out he did outgrip me and and i was more upset and then i fought him a year later and outgripped him all right so it was um it was one of those you know it was a learning process all the way through yeah that like frustration is like whatever that does to your your soul

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They just... Yeah, there's world champions in the dojo. You know, there's people that never make it out. You know, I remember we were training, like, so... And everybody that goes to Japan... All my friends that have been world Olympic champions, they all know what I'm talking about.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They just... Yeah, there's world champions in the dojo. You know, there's people that never make it out. You know, I remember we were training, like, so... And everybody that goes to Japan... All my friends that have been world Olympic champions, they all know what I'm talking about.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They just... Yeah, there's world champions in the dojo. You know, there's people that never make it out. You know, I remember we were training, like, so... And everybody that goes to Japan... All my friends that have been world Olympic champions, they all know what I'm talking about.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They know exactly who I'm โ€“ what I'm saying is that when we go to the dojos there, we all get thrown by people that never come out to be world champions. You know, they're just in the mix. Or they're going through three years of university and then they go โ€“ we had a guy โ€“ We had a guy that came in. He was a business guy. He came in with his suitcase and his briefcase like that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They know exactly who I'm โ€“ what I'm saying is that when we go to the dojos there, we all get thrown by people that never come out to be world champions. You know, they're just in the mix. Or they're going through three years of university and then they go โ€“ we had a guy โ€“ We had a guy that came in. He was a business guy. He came in with his suitcase and his briefcase like that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

They know exactly who I'm โ€“ what I'm saying is that when we go to the dojos there, we all get thrown by people that never come out to be world champions. You know, they're just in the mix. Or they're going through three years of university and then they go โ€“ we had a guy โ€“ We had a guy that came in. He was a business guy. He came in with his suitcase and his briefcase like that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

He's got his tie up like that. So he decides he's going to come in and he gets changed and he's in his lunch hour. He's in his lunch hour, right? So it's got to be quick.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

He's got his tie up like that. So he decides he's going to come in and he gets changed and he's in his lunch hour. He's in his lunch hour, right? So it's got to be quick.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

He's got his tie up like that. So he decides he's going to come in and he gets changed and he's in his lunch hour. He's in his lunch hour, right? So it's got to be quick.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

So he comes in and he goes through. He's working his way through the whole of the British team. We're all lined up, right? He's just working his way through the whole of the British team. And I knew it was my turn next. So I get hold of him and I throw him immediately. And then it was what we were talking about when it happens in the first few seconds of the practice.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

So he comes in and he goes through. He's working his way through the whole of the British team. We're all lined up, right? He's just working his way through the whole of the British team. And I knew it was my turn next. So I get hold of him and I throw him immediately. And then it was what we were talking about when it happens in the first few seconds of the practice.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

So he comes in and he goes through. He's working his way through the whole of the British team. We're all lined up, right? He's just working his way through the whole of the British team. And I knew it was my turn next. So I get hold of him and I throw him immediately. And then it was what we were talking about when it happens in the first few seconds of the practice.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

So then I had four minutes of him coming at me and I'm going up into the air and I'm twisting off and I'm like that. And then like everybody's laughing at the side of the map or the whole British team. He's gone through the whole British team. And then he, 10 minutes later, he's just tying his tie up like that, you know, and back to work.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#427 โ€“ Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

So then I had four minutes of him coming at me and I'm going up into the air and I'm twisting off and I'm like that. And then like everybody's laughing at the side of the map or the whole British team. He's gone through the whole British team. And then he, 10 minutes later, he's just tying his tie up like that, you know, and back to work.