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Neil Adams: belief

20 Apr 2024 Lex Fridman Podcast #427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

“I think if you asked him whether he was the greatest judo man in the world of all time, he would say, “No, I’m not.”

— Neil Adams

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Neil Adams
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belief
Recorded
20 Apr 2024
Publisher
Lex Fridman Podcast

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…Any one of them. That’s so cool. That’s really well done. Really well done interface. Anyway, let me first ask the ridiculous big question. Who do you think is the greatest of all time? Is Teddy Riner in the running? He’s the greatest judo winner of all time. Of that, there’s no doubt. I think if you asked him whether he was the greatest judo man in the world of all time, he would say, “No, I’m not. ” And he’s not the greatest judo man. There are people with more beautiful judo in some ways, although he’s got great technique. But he is the ultimate winner. 10-time world champ, two-time gold medalist in the Olympics. I guess two-time bronze medalist. He’s going to Paris?…

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