What Eileen Gu has said about Sports psychology
3 quotes · 1 episode · Aug 31, 2026
Eileen Gu, Freestyle skier who competes for China, has been quoted on Sports psychology 3 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on August 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gu describes her motto that she trains as though she has never won and competes as though she has never lost, spending about 95% in the critical mode.
“I have a saying where I say I train like I've never won and I compete like I've never lost”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 31:36
Gu argues that resilience comes from separating one's identity from one's craft so criticism can be used without ego.
“You are not your craft. And I think that distinction is so important because I can beat my craft to death and I will never die”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 36:29
Gu argues that confidence must be built on preparation and repetition rather than affirmation, since commitment happens subconsciously.
“you can only build trust over repetition and over practice and true preparation”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 41:39
Episodes
EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Aug 31, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Jay Shetty talks with Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu about her upbringing, mindset, direction over hard work, visualization, and her grandmother's death during the Milan Olympics.
Others on Sports psychology
- Blake Griffin · 1 quote
Eileen Gu on other topics
- Grief · 2 quotes
- 2026 Winter Olympics · 2 quotes
- Visualization in sports · 1 quote
- Freestyle skiing · 1 quote
- Constructive criticism · 1 quote
- Hedonic treadmill · 1 quote
- Femininity · 1 quote