Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions | Lex Fridman Podcast #152

Dan Gable is one of the greatest Olympic athletes and wrestling coaches of all time. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Tryolabs: https://tryolabs.com/lex - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium - SimpliSafe: https://simplisafe.com/lex and use code LEX to get a free security camera EPISODE LINKS: Dan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dannygable Dan's Website: https://dangable.com/ Dan's Books: https://amzn.to/2VK5nbn PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:56 - Russian wrestling 4:34 - Coaching the science, art, and toughness of wrestling 11:30 - The pain of defeat and the tattoo of a hawk clawing out the heart 14:29 - Roger Bannister and the 4 minute mile 17:35 - The dream of becoming an Olympic champion 20:03 - The day in 1972 of the Olympic final 23:35 - Sauna story 25:05 - Match against the Russian 30:38 - The role of fear in wrestling 35:40 - The line between physical wrestling and anger 40:18 - Tragic loss of Dan's sister 47:46 - The role of family in wrestling 53:08 - Wrestling being voted out of the Olympics 57:52 - To beat the best you must study the best 1:03:05 - The role of luck (Old Man and the Sea) CONNECT: - Subscribe to this YouTube channel - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman