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    Neil Adams: Judo, Olympics, Winning, Losing, and the Champion Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #427

    Neil Adams, Lex Fridman

    Five-time European champion and renowned commentator Neil Adams reflects on his Olympic career, analyzing the nutritional and psychological factors behind his silver medal finishes in 1980 and 1984. Drawing on his experience training elite athletes, Adams contrasts traditional Japanese standing techniques with modern Eastern Bloc styles while offering his assessment of contemporary legends like Teddy Riner and Masasho Yamashita. As he prepares to commentate on the Paris Olympics, Adams advocates for a proactive "will to win" mindset and warns against the defensive trends eroding the dynamic nature of the sport.