>Athlete.
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings>Athlete. is a podcast with the mission of giving a platform to current and former athletes
so they can share their incredible stories through a freeform podcast. This allows listeners to hear more than clipped up soundbytes and clickbait. I believe there is more to our wonderful world of sports than
top 100 recruits and number one picks. >Athlete. is a podcast for the rest of the sports world to be heard. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyler-scanlon/support
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>Athlete. Episode 4: Rachel Kingston (Perseverance)
June 21, 2021 19:48 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBOn this episode of Greater Than Athlete, I talk with former Boston University Soccer Player, Rachel Kingston. We’ll talk about the mental toughness required to overcome injuries, the difficulty of coming to grips with the end of your athletic career, and how young female athletes can avoid injuries. We cover her first torn ACL and how that affected her early soccer career (02:46). Rachel shares the difficulty of recovering from a major surgery as a high schooler (04:32). Rachel recalls how p...
>Athlete. Episode 3: Reagan Rust (The Mind of an Athlete)
June 01, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBOn this episode of Greater Than Athlete, I talk with former Boston University Hockey Player Reagan Rust. We’ll discuss the lack of support for athletes mental health in college athletics, the need to be more empowering of women in sports, and the identity crisis many athletes face after graduating and no longer playing sports. We cover her breakout video on TikTok that led to over a million views and a new opportunity (02:58), and her mentoring dozens of young female athletes (05:52). Reagan...
>Athlete. Episode 2: Jay Aiello (Becoming a Champion)
May 16, 2021 22:24 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBOn this episode of Greater Than Athlete, I talk with 2020 ACC champion wrestler, Jay Aiello. We’ll discuss the changes he made on and off the mat that led to his rise to the top, the importance of cross-training and playing multiple sports, and a hypothetical MMA cage match with Youtube Boxer Jake Paul. We cover his journey from being on the "C" team in 8th grade football, to Virginia State player of the year in high school (02:40), and how that taught him to outwork the competition (04:22)....
>Athlete. Episode 1: Luke Smith (The Next Duncan Robinson)
May 03, 2021 15:44 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBOn this episode of Greater Than Athlete, I talk with former Division 3 basketball player turned Division 1 double digit scorer, Luke Smith. We cover his journey from Sewanee: The University of the South, to Belmont University. We breakdown why he didn't get recruited by D1 programs out of high school (05:23), and how that fueled him to achieve massive success at the D3 level (08:30). Luke shares his respect for the talent in D3 basketball (10:24). I ask Luke what he feels about battling thro...