Playing with Fire Podcast

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Freestyle - Dr. Bill Thierfelder, you host. We have been asked many questions on topics we have already covered. We thought it would be a good time to go back to some of our best segments and hear them again. So, this week we are going talk with Andy Panko, look at Chariots of Fire, knocked me dead, when you make your move - how do you make it?, jumping higher, precision with your eyes closed, Living like Landy and much more.

Listen Up - Interview with Andy Panko.

What’s Hot - Chariots of Fire and through Amazon.  Soundtrack by Vangelis

Praying Twice - ‘Knocked Me Dead’ by Gene Reynolds

It’s Your Call - How do you know when to make a move? Send you questions or comments to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

Skills & Drills - How do you jump higher?

Iron Will - Mental aspects of sport - taking your shots with your eyes closed.

Soul Food - Pursuing victory with honor website. Australian sportsmanship.

Here’s the story:

John Landy.

With two laps to go in the final of the 1,500-meter run at a 1956 Olympics qualifying meet in Melbourne, Australia, the runners were setting a world-record pace.

Then Ron Clarke accidentally clipped the heels of another runner and sprawled on the track. World record-holder John Landy was just behind Clarke and had to leap to avoid him. As he did, he spiked Clarke on the shoulder.

The crowd looked on stunned as Landy sacrificed his chances for making the Olympics and setting a new record by stopping and rushing back to the fallen runner to apologize. Clarke said he was okay, got back up, and resumed the race with Landy following him.

By the final lap, Landy amazingly had made up most of the ground. On the final turn, he took the lead. He won in 4:02, four seconds off his world record of 3:58.

Witnesses estimated his sportsmanship cost him at least seven seconds, meaning if he hadn’t stopped, he would have shattered the mark.

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Freestyle - Dr. Bill Thierfelder, you host. We have been asked many questions on topics we have already covered. We thought it would be a good time to go back and hear some of the segments again. So, this week we are going discuss things with Frank Reich, Cinderella Man, Believe the Dream, how to get more playing time, reading and reacting faster, guaranteeing your 100%, fortitude under fire and much more.

Listen Up - Interview with Frank Reich. Frank Reich recommends the book by Tony Dungy’s Quiet Strength

What’s Hot - The movie Cinderella Man. Available on Netflix or via Amazon.

Praying Twice - ‘Believe the Dream’ by Jim Vilandre available on his website

It’s Your Call - How do you get a coach to give you more playing time? Send you questions or comments to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

Skills & Drills - This deals with the mind and how the body responds to it. It is called read & react.

Iron Will - How do you ensure that your best effort, your 100%, will come out?

Soul Food - The virtue of fortitude. What is it?

Closing - Send your feedback and questions to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

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Freestyle - Dr. Bill Thierfelder, you host. We have been asked many questions on topics we have already covered. We thought it would be a good time to go back and hear some of the segments again. So, this week we are going discuss things with Mike Sweeney, The Rookie, running bases, accuracy, the paradox of sacrifice, a clap on the back and much more.

Listen Up - Interview with Mike Sweeney

What’s Hot - The movie The Rookie.

Praying Twice - ‘Ain’t No Superhero’ by Dave and the Moondogs

It’s Your Call - A Sporting Gesture Touches them All. As reported by the New York Times (includes a picture of the event). As reported in the Oregonian. Send your feedback and questions to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

Skills & Drills - Segment on accuracy and how to improve it.

Iron Will - Getting your body to do what you want it to do: Kinesthetic awareness

Soul Food - What is the most motivating thing to any athlete? It is actually Love.

Closing - Send your feedback and questions to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

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Freestyle - Dr. Bill Thierfelder, you host. We have been asked many questions on topics we have already covered. We thought it would be a good time to go back and hear some of the segments again. So, this week we are going to talk to  Frank Reich, take a look at Lost Battalion, Bad times , running up the score, PTASE and more.

Listen Up - Interview with Frank Reich

What’s Hot - The movie: The Lost Battalion

Praying Twice - ‘The Bad Times are not so Bad’ by J.D. Haring available at Garageband or his homepage

It’s Your Call - Running up the score. Why does it happen? Send your feedback and questions to feedback@reclaimthegame.com

Skills & Drills - Continual improvement even on the pro level. PTASE - Play, Target, Action, Spot, and Energy.

Iron Will - Awareness, Attention, Arousal. Today, the idea of focusing on a spot.

Soul Food - 1) God exists, if he exists then there is some sort of relationship; 2) The only thing we have been given is free will; 3) We are all going to die.

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Music - ‘I See You’ by A.M.R. & Robert Lee McClure