What Ross Edgley has said about Motivation
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Ross Edgley, British ultra-marathon sea swimmer, sports scientist, television personality and author, has been quoted on Motivation 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Edgley said his motivation evolved from ego-driven record-seeking on the Great Britain swim to purpose-driven goals like ocean conservation in Iceland.
“It was looking at Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It was feelings of accomplishment, prestige, recognition. It was all of those things, ego-driven”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 6:59
Edgley argued that different motivations lose potency over time, so one's reasons to continue must outweigh reasons to stop by switching between them.
“I would say your reasons to continue need to be bigger than your reasons to stop”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 57:01
Episodes
Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross EdgleyHuberman Lab · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 44 min
Andrew Huberman and ultra-endurance swimmer Ross Edgley build a multi-source model of motivation, discussing brain circuits, extreme swims, fatherhood, pain tolerance, supplements and strength training.
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- Andrew Huberman · 2 quotes
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Ross Edgley on other topics
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- Swim around Iceland · 2 quotes
- Myth of Sisyphus · 1 quote
- Caffeine · 1 quote
- Stoicism · 1 quote
- Ultra-endurance swimming · 1 quote
- Fatherhood · 1 quote
- Stem cell therapy · 1 quote