Sports psychology
Subject in Mental Health
Sports psychology has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Friends Keep Secrets. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Eileen GuFreestyle skier who competes for China
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
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 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
Blake GriffinRetired American NBA power forward, six-time All-Star best known for his years with the Los Angeles Clippers, now a basketball analyst
Griffin says that after a Clippers team psychologist accidentally left him a voicemail meant for the coach, he refused to see sports psychologists again.
“And second of all, I was like, well, fuck that. I'm never seeing another sports psychologist ever again”
Friends Keep Secrets: The Blake Griffin Episode (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 36:25
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
- Friends Keep Secrets · 1 episode
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.
The Blake Griffin EpisodeFriends Keep Secrets · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h
Retired NBA star Blake Griffin talks with Benny Blanco, Dave Burd and Kristin Batalucco about pressure, injuries, Lob City, locker-room life, trash talk and retirement.