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In episode 263, Max chats with Australian Rugby Sevens legend and Olympic gold medallist Alicia Lucas!
From growing up in Wagga Wagga to receiving a life-changing letter from Rugby Australia, Alicia reflects on her incredible journey from touch football to becoming one of Australia's most decorated Rugby Sevens players and an Olympic champion.
We dive into Australia's historic Rio 2016 gold medal campaign, the mindset that transformed the program into the world's best, what Tim Walsh did to build a championship culture, the famous "they fear the black jersey" comment before the Olympic final against New Zealand, and what it was like competing on sport's biggest stage.
Plus, Alicia shares the challenges of learning rugby from scratch, the sacrifices required to become a full-time athlete, life inside the Olympic Village, returning to elite sport after motherhood, transitioning into coaching and commentary, and the lessons she's learned throughout an extraordinary career.
A fascinating conversation on high performance, resilience, leadership, Olympic success, and what it takes to build a championship mindset.
All this and much more in episode 263 of Sporting Max!
www.instagram.com/sportingmax.podcast/
From growing up in Wagga Wagga to receiving a life-changing letter from Rugby Australia, Alicia reflects on her incredible journey from touch football to becoming one of Australia's most decorated Rugby Sevens players and an Olympic champion.
We dive into Australia's historic Rio 2016 gold medal campaign, the mindset that transformed the program into the world's best, what Tim Walsh did to build a championship culture, the famous "they fear the black jersey" comment before the Olympic final against New Zealand, and what it was like competing on sport's biggest stage.
Plus, Alicia shares the challenges of learning rugby from scratch, the sacrifices required to become a full-time athlete, life inside the Olympic Village, returning to elite sport after motherhood, transitioning into coaching and commentary, and the lessons she's learned throughout an extraordinary career.
A fascinating conversation on high performance, resilience, leadership, Olympic success, and what it takes to build a championship mindset.
All this and much more in episode 263 of Sporting Max!
www.instagram.com/sportingmax.podcast/
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