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

Could anyone else just listen to these fellas for therapy? I'm about to fall asleep and wake up a champion-- just positive wholesome vibes through and through!

I was in a competition with Neil in the late eighties. There were 70 of us in the same weight class. I overheard a conversation where Neil said ‘yeah and I’ll be the last one standing here at the end!’ He was. As ever. Top man

I know this is not a subject for a lot of people, but thank you very much for having Neil Adams on. This is so interesting for people who are into judo, thanks Lex

Proper british Judo legend, nice one Lex for having him on the podcast.

Born in 73 in Liverpool. This Man was a Hero. I knew he was a class man then and is a real gentleman now. Thank you Neil.

"You see a true champion when they lose" - absolutely spot-on.

Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/neil-adams-transcript 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - 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 1:46 - 1980 Olympics 19:09 - Judo explained 27:14 - Winning 45:28 - 1984 Olympics 54:29 - Lessons from losing 1:10:11 - Teddy Riner 1:29:46 - Training in Japan 1:45:25 - Jiu jitsu 1:56:33 - Training 2:19:52 - Advice for beginners

Well, that is a guest I didn't expect! I'll be here for the next 2hrs 30.

This is my favourite episode that you’ve done Lex as a British judo player myself , this was great to here some of his old stories and just an overall quality conversation - thanks for putting this out there.

As a 78yr old practicing judoka i loved the interview, so much to agree with. I had a short randori with him when he was u18 European champion when he came to Fairholme judo club, even then a nice lad. Brilliant all the success that he achieved and carried over to his broadcasting . Well done.