#427 – Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset

Neil Adams is a judo world champion, 2-time Olympic silver medalist, 5-time European champion, and often referred to as the Voice of Judo. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – ZipRecruiter : https://ziprecruiter.com/lex – Eight Sleep : https://eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings – MasterClass : https://masterclass.com/lexpod to get 15% off – LMNT : https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack – NetSuite : http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/neil-adams-transcript EPISODE LINKS: Neil’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/naefighting Neil’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/NAEffectiveFighting Neil’s TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@neiladamsmbe Neil’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/NeilAdamsJudo Neil’s X: https://x.com/NeilAdamsJudo Neil’s Website: https://naeffectivefighting.com Neil’s Podcast: https://naeffectivefighting.com/podcasts/the-dojo-collective-podcast A Life in Judo (book): https://amzn.to/4d3DtfB A Game of Throws (audiobook): https://amzn.to/4aA2WeJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:13) – 1980 Olympics (26:35) – Judo explained (34:40) – Winning (52:54) – 1984 Olympics (1:01:55) – Lessons from losing (1:17:37) – Teddy Riner (1:37:12) – Training in Japan (1:52:51) – Jiu jitsu (2:03:59) – Training (2:27:18) – Advice for beginners