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Teddy Atlas

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927 total appearances

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I regret that I had to. Yeah, I regret very much that I had to. I regret very much.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I regret that I had to. Yeah, I regret very much that I had to. I regret very much.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I hated him for putting me in that position. That, you know, how dare he think that somebody's feelings are that trivial. That the way I would feel about myself and the way the girl would feel about herself that was 11 years old at the time, how she would feel about herself. How dare he think it's that trivial that, you know, that I shouldn't be ready to both die and kill for that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I hated him for putting me in that position. That, you know, how dare he think that somebody's feelings are that trivial. That the way I would feel about myself and the way the girl would feel about herself that was 11 years old at the time, how she would feel about herself. How dare he think it's that trivial that, you know, that I shouldn't be ready to both die and kill for that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I hated him for putting me in that position. That, you know, how dare he think that somebody's feelings are that trivial. That the way I would feel about myself and the way the girl would feel about herself that was 11 years old at the time, how she would feel about herself. How dare he think it's that trivial that, you know, that I shouldn't be ready to both die and kill for that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

The word came back to me. But of course, what does it mean? But the word came back to me that Cuss said you were right, but if he took the side of Teddy, he would destroy potentially a great fighter.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

The word came back to me. But of course, what does it mean? But the word came back to me that Cuss said you were right, but if he took the side of Teddy, he would destroy potentially a great fighter.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

The word came back to me. But of course, what does it mean? But the word came back to me that Cuss said you were right, but if he took the side of Teddy, he would destroy potentially a great fighter.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

Cuss was afraid to go there where he used to not be afraid. Because it's kind of like you're never afraid of going up. And I get it. When I train a fighter now, if I come out of retirement, I train a fighter now, I feel in camp like I'm on death row every day. That if every day I try to retrace my memory and say, did I feel this way when I was younger? I don't remember feeling this way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

Cuss was afraid to go there where he used to not be afraid. Because it's kind of like you're never afraid of going up. And I get it. When I train a fighter now, if I come out of retirement, I train a fighter now, I feel in camp like I'm on death row every day. That if every day I try to retrace my memory and say, did I feel this way when I was younger? I don't remember feeling this way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

Cuss was afraid to go there where he used to not be afraid. Because it's kind of like you're never afraid of going up. And I get it. When I train a fighter now, if I come out of retirement, I train a fighter now, I feel in camp like I'm on death row every day. That if every day I try to retrace my memory and say, did I feel this way when I was younger? I don't remember feeling this way.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I feel every day a dreadful feeling that if I don't get this right, I betrayed everything. I betrayed the fighter's trust. I betrayed what I'm supposed to be. And then one day I tried to figure it out. Why do I feel this way? It's so intense. I was in camp for two months training a guy for the world title a few years ago, fighting the hardest puncher in the world at the time, Adonis Stevenson.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I feel every day a dreadful feeling that if I don't get this right, I betrayed everything. I betrayed the fighter's trust. I betrayed what I'm supposed to be. And then one day I tried to figure it out. Why do I feel this way? It's so intense. I was in camp for two months training a guy for the world title a few years ago, fighting the hardest puncher in the world at the time, Adonis Stevenson.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

I feel every day a dreadful feeling that if I don't get this right, I betrayed everything. I betrayed the fighter's trust. I betrayed what I'm supposed to be. And then one day I tried to figure it out. Why do I feel this way? It's so intense. I was in camp for two months training a guy for the world title a few years ago, fighting the hardest puncher in the world at the time, Adonis Stevenson.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

And the fighter was Ukrainian. And I was brought in to train him for that fight. And he trusted me and changed his whole style. Trusted me. Oh, my God, I went to bed every night like praying, dread, waking up dread, my stomach down to here, saying, what if I fail him? What if everything that I told him was going to happen don't happen? What if I fail him?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

And the fighter was Ukrainian. And I was brought in to train him for that fight. And he trusted me and changed his whole style. Trusted me. Oh, my God, I went to bed every night like praying, dread, waking up dread, my stomach down to here, saying, what if I fail him? What if everything that I told him was going to happen don't happen? What if I fail him?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

And the fighter was Ukrainian. And I was brought in to train him for that fight. And he trusted me and changed his whole style. Trusted me. Oh, my God, I went to bed every night like praying, dread, waking up dread, my stomach down to here, saying, what if I fail him? What if everything that I told him was going to happen don't happen? What if I fail him?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

What if he trusted me and I betrayed that trust? And the thing with Cuss was – You know, he used to be stronger than that. And then I tried to figure out why I got this way and why it was so dreadful to me and why I felt like I was on death row every day training a fighter. Like, did I do enough? Did I do it right? Will we accomplish what I promised him we would accomplish? Would I keep my word?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

What if he trusted me and I betrayed that trust? And the thing with Cuss was – You know, he used to be stronger than that. And then I tried to figure out why I got this way and why it was so dreadful to me and why I felt like I was on death row every day training a fighter. Like, did I do enough? Did I do it right? Will we accomplish what I promised him we would accomplish? Would I keep my word?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#406 – Teddy Atlas: Mike Tyson, Cus D’Amato, Boxing, Loyalty, Fear & Greatness

What if he trusted me and I betrayed that trust? And the thing with Cuss was – You know, he used to be stronger than that. And then I tried to figure out why I got this way and why it was so dreadful to me and why I felt like I was on death row every day training a fighter. Like, did I do enough? Did I do it right? Will we accomplish what I promised him we would accomplish? Would I keep my word?