Coaching and leadership
Subject in Management
Coaching and leadership has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Tomorrow, Today. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Andrea FuentesSpanish Olympic medalist in artistic swimming and national team coach
Fuentes said the most important quality for an elite athlete is the combination of humility and ambition.
“the combination of humility and ambition maximum of both because this makes you want to learn more”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:25
Fuentes said that because her own coach discouraged questions, she resolved always to explain the reasons behind training as a coach.
“when I will be a coach, I will always explain why”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:42
Fuentes said the key to her coaching success is love for her athletes.
“I think the key is love, and I'm not afraid to say it”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:59
Fuentes concluded that the team's results came from focusing on daily growth, with the outcome not being the goal.
“And the outcome was the results, but it was not the goal”
Tomorrow, Today: Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar Natarajan (Oct 17, 2026) · Listen from 57:38
Podcasts
- Tomorrow, Today · 1 episode
Episodes
Andrea Fuentes: Olympic Medals, Failure, Leadership & Finding Purpose | Shekhar NatarajanTomorrow, Today · Oct 17, 2026 · 1 h 28 min
Shekhar Natarajan talks with Olympic artistic swimmer and coach Andrea Fuentes about failure, fear, grief, rebuilding the US team and her coaching philosophy.