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Kate Ackerman
What girls and women in sports need to unlock their potential
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Feb 2023
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Kate Fagan
Why people love watching sports
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Nov 2022
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Rasmus Ankersen
How to outthink your competition — with a lesson from sports
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Oct 2022
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James Hodge
Esports, virtual Formula 1 and the new era of play
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Jun 2022
9:17
Allyson Felix
An Olympic champion's mindset for overcoming fear
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Apr 2022
11:16
Candace Parker
How to break down barriers and not accept limits
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Jan 2022
14:09
Alex Smith
An NFL quarterback on overcoming setbacks and self-doubt
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Sep 2021
3:04
Armand D'Angour
The ancient origins of the Olympics
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Jul 2021
14:09
Michael Green
The nuances of flag design — and how branding unifies us
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May 2021
10:11
Tim Nevius
The exploitation of US college athletes
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Apr 2021
4:38
Matteo Fadel
Can you win a game of quantum foosball?
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Dec 2020
6:37
Adie Delaney
An aerialist on listening to your body's signals
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Dec 2020
11:14
Tracy Edwards
Stop being a bystander in your own life
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Jun 2020
6:11
Russell Wilson
My secret to staying focused under pressure
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Jun 2020
12:14
Dean Furness
To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others
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May 2020
3:23
Yves Béhar
How surfboards connect us to nature
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Feb 2020
15:49
Valorie Kondos Field
Why winning doesn't always equal success
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Dec 2019
10:56
Bhakti Sharma
What open water swimming taught me about resilience
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Nov 2019
12:43
Pico Iyer
What ping-pong taught me about life
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Aug 2019
4:04
Janelle Peters
How Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles
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Jun 2019
10:11
Jenna Weiner
Reimagining gender inclusivity in sports
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Mar 2019
13:05
Leland Melvin
An astronaut's story of curiosity, perspective and change
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Jan 2019
9:11
Shane Wickes
Why I came out as a gay football coach
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Oct 2018
15:58
Alexis Jones
Redefining manhood—one locker room talk at a time
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Oct 2018
9:13
Elizabeth Streb
My quest to defy gravity and fly
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Oct 2018
11:49
Alex Honnold
How I climbed a 3,000-foot vertical cliff — without ropes
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Oct 2018
6:07
Liv Boeree
3 lessons on decision-making from a poker champion
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Oct 2018
15:49
Patrick Ferrucci
Shouldn't sports be color-blind?
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Sep 2018
11:20
Chris Nowinski
Can I have your brain? The quest for truth on concussions and CTE
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Mar 2018
5:41
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
What soccer can teach us about freedom
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Mar 2018
13:15
Minda Dentler
What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon
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Mar 2018
16:12
John Brenkus
Why girls and boys should play sports together
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Feb 2018
11:18
Kendall Spencer
What we can learn from college athletes
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Jan 2018
18:28
Serena Williams and Gayle King
On tennis, love and motherhood
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Apr 2017
14:19
Gonzalo Vilariño
How Argentina's blind soccer team became champions
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Aug 2016
3:31
Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh
How playing sports benefits your body... and your brain
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Jun 2016
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