Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-01-09
Books mentioned on #152 – Dan Gable: Olympic Wrestling, Mental Toughness & the Making of Champions
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Lex Fridman discussed A Wrestling Life by Dan Gable and others, Wrestling Tough by Mike Chapman, The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway, and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Wrestling Life
Discussed“so if if in your i think the first wrestling life you wrote about chad zappato who lost i mean incredible wrestler but lost in three finals in the nationals”
Where to get it
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Wrestling Tough
Wrestling Tough by Mike Chapman is a notable sports book detailing the intense mental discipline, psychology, and physical demands required of elite wrestlers.
Discussed“and uh in wrestling tough the book that you just got from mike chapman uh the new addition talks about bill cole undefeated northern iowa wrestler”
Where to get it
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a classic Lost Generation novel chronicling the disillusionment, travels, and romantic entanglements of a group of American and British expatriates in Europe.
Discussed“so i don't know if you know there's a book by hemingway called old man in the sea and part of it and uh ernest hemingway ernest hemingway”
Where to get it
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea is a classic novella by Ernest Hemingway about an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Discussed“so i don't know if you know there's a book by hemingway called old man in the sea and part of it and uh ernest hemingway”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“he's the author of several books including wrestling life 1 and 2 and coaching wrestling successfully”
“he's the author of several books including wrestling life 1 and 2 and coaching wrestling successfully”
“He's the author of several books including wrestling life 1 and 2 and coaching wrestling successfully”
“He's the author of several books including wrestling life 1 and 2 and coaching wrestling successfully”