Zain Retherford's World Championship Interview Breakdown

09/22/23 • 17 min

Zain Retherford won his first World Title this week and Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti breaks down his interview after winning a gold medal.

Topics include:

Visualization

Gratitude

Penn State

Perspective

Video Review?

Mental Resilience

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Zain Retherford won his first World Title this week and Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti breaks down his interview after winning a gold medal.

Topics include:

Visualization

Gratitude

Penn State

Perspective

Video Review?

Mental Resilience

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

World Champion Mindset

Newly crowned World Champion Vito Arujau joins the podcast two days after winning his first senior world championship. Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti talks with Vito about his mindset before and during the World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Timestamps:

0:17 - Sport psychology interviews and visualization before Worlds

1:45 - Vito began Sport Psych a year and a half ago

3:20 - Inconsistency before mental training

5:15 - What works best for Vito before and during a match

9:46 - Vito reaction to trailing 7-7 late in his finals match

11:50 - Vito match strategy

15:11 - Advantages and Pressure of having a dad who is a 2x world champion

19:54 - How Vito's dad helped him mentally

22:55 - Weight plan for college season and Olympic Trials

23:44 - Toughest part of winning a world title

26:00 - How to approach a "big" tournament

28:45 - Peaking for the championship match of a tournament

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Next Episode

Helen Maroulis World Championship Interview Breakdown

Helen Maroulis won her 9th World Medal this week in Belgrade Serbia. Wrestling Mindset co-founder Gene Zannetti breaks down her interview after winning a bronze medal.

Topics include:

0:52 - Helen loves being nervous

4:50 - Not performing well when too relaxed

6:34 - Yerkes-Dodson Law of Arousal and Performance

10:18 - Yerkes-Dodson Anxiety Graph

16:44 - "You have to love the nerves and pressure"

18:36 - Athletes burning out

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