What does it mean to be pro? Host Austin Surhoff talks with the highest achieving professionals in sports - athletes, coaches, executives, and more - about their immersion into the world of being a pro. Being a pro isn't about the money. It's not about the medals. It's about giving yourself over to the relentless pursuit of excellence. It's not what you do -- it's who you are.
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Aaron Peirsol Part Two: Swimming at Texas & Nike Sponsorship
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Part One of Austin's conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist & World Record Holder Aaron Peirsol. Aaron is one of the most dominant swimmers in his events (backstroke) in the history of swimming. In the 2000's, you could count on one hand the number of times he lost a backstroke race in international competition. That level of consistent domination…
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Aaron Peirsol Part 1: Career Beginnings & Choosing College Over Going Pro
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Part One of Austin's conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist & World Record Holder Aaron Peirsol. Aaron is one of the most dominant swimmers in his events (backstroke) in the history of swimming. In the 2000's, you could count on one hand the number of times he lost a backstroke race in international competition. That level of consistent domination…
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Cal Ripken Jr. Part 2: Playing Through Injury and Changing Positions to Help the Team...plus: the '98 Orioles/Yankees Brawl!
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Part two of our conversation with legendary baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. In the episode, the guys discuss Cal's role as a veteran leader on the great Baltimore Orioles teams of 1996 & 1997. Cal talks about playing through serious injury - what motivated him to keep playing through pain (hint: helping the team). He also talks about his move…
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MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., Part 1: Playing Another 500 Straight Games AFTER Setting the Record...plus: Pickup Basketball Stories!
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This week's episode is Part One of our interview with Baltimore Orioles legend, the Iron Man, Cal Ripken Jr. Cal is an MLB Hall of Famer, and by many counts the greatest shortstop in modern baseball history (don't @ me Jeter fans). He revolutionized the position because of his size (6'5") and ability to hit for power - an anomaly for a position nor…
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Trey Mancini Part 2: Veteran Leadership for a Rebuilding MLB Franchise
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Part 2 of our conversation with Baltimore Orioles star Trey Mancini! In this episode, Trey talks about his MLB career up to this point. Specifically, the guys cover Trey's evolution from exciting rookie prospect to steady veteran presence for the team. Along the way he learned just how much focus it takes to achieve at a high level for an entire 16…
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Trey Mancini Part 1: A 25% Chance of Making the MLB
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Baltimore Orioles Star Trey Mancini stops by Pro Corner to talk about his path from falling in love with baseball as a 5 year old to becoming an MLB player. Along the way, Trey was an 8th round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles. After being told that players drafted in that round only have a 25% chance of making it to the Show, Trey resolved hims…
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Elizabeth Beisel Part Two: Stardom Beyond Swimming
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In part two of our conversation with Elizabeth Beisel, Austin steers the conversation to her career post swimming as swimmings biggest crossover media personality. Broadcasting, TV appearances, writing a book...Elizabeth has put together all of the pieces to keep growing in the industry for years to come. But even though the work is exciting, and m…
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Elizabeth Beisel Part One: Reframing Olympic Success & Taking Ownership of Your Pro Career
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Elizabeth Beisel is one of the toughest swimmers in the history of the US Olympic Team. A 3x Olympian in arguably the hardest event in swimming (the 400IM), she gave herself over to some of the hardest training on the planet to achieve her goals for over a decade. What's most impressive about Elizabeth is her ability to have an impact outside the p…
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Rowdy Gaines Part Two: The Voice of Swimming
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Part Two of our conversation with Rowdy Gaines! Rowdy has been the voice of swimming for over 30 years. In part two of the episode, the guys cover Rowdy's broadcasting beginnings, his process for preparing for the Olympic broadcast, and just how much he loves telling the stories of the athletes he covers. Here's an approximate timeline of the episo…
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Rowdy Gaines Part One: The First Pro Swimmer
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The voice of swimming and legendary Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines stops by Pro Corner for a chat. This is part one of two, specifically focused on his professional swimming career & a quick rundown of his experience with the ISL. Part Two will focus more on his broadcasting career after swimming. In the episode, the guys discuss (time-stamps a…
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Laura Sogar: From National Champion Swimmer to Stand-Up Comedian
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"What's you're deal?" (you'll get it when you listen) This week, Laura Sogar stops by Pro Corner. Laura is an NYC-based stand-up comedian with Now & Then Comedy, and a host of the "She Does Stand Up Too?" podcast. The conversation begins after a solo intro from Austin. Scroll to 5:40 if you'd like to skip straight to Laura! As an athlete, Laura swa…
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James Fike: How to Disrupt an Industry & Swim Best Times at Age 39
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This week, Fike Swim Founder & University of Texas Swimming & Diving Alum James Fike stops by Pro Corner. James is the first Pro Corner guest from the business side of the professional swimming industry. He's also still swimming, and at 39 years old is still going personal best times. . After the solo introduction with Austin, the conversation star…
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Jason Lezak: Coaching Himself to Gold as an Athlete & Building a Champion as a GM
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For a very special 10th episode of the podcast, 4x Olympian & the GM of the ISL Champion Cali Condors Jason Lezak stops by Pro Corner (4:37). . Jason is one of the greatest sprinters in history - a 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist, a World Record Holder, and still to this day the owner of the fastest relay split in the history of swimming - 46.0, which…
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Madisyn Cox: Using the Mind to Conquer Adversity & Win Gold
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In the intro: a reminder from Austin about the upcoming Pro Corner Patreon Page, launching December 2nd. He also reveals a live show with Madisyn scheduled for next week - keep an eye out for the exact day and time being announced very soon! If you wanna skip the intro, scroll to timestamp 5:52! Today's Guest: Texas Pro & World Championships Gold M…
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Jack Conger: Winning Gold Through Adaptation & Betting On Himself
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In the solo opener: Austin announces the Pro Corner Patreon page, launching on December 2nd to celebrate the 10th episode of Pro Corner. The page will contain access to exclusive premium content like bonus footage with podcast guests, performance advice from experts in the sports industry, and an inside look into Austin & other pros' training regim…
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Aly Tetzloff: Structuring Your Life for Success
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Aly Tetzloff of the ISL's LA Current stops by Pro Corner to talk to host Austin Surhoff about her first two seasons as a professional swimmer, and everything she learned from the experience so far (5:55). The two discuss: - the choice to move from her college town of Auburn to a true "pro group" at Wolfpack Elite - how she puts together her income …
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Tate Jackson: Being a Pro in a Sports Bubble & Living His Childhood Dream
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NCAA Champion & Cali Condors Pro Swimmer Tate Jackson stops by Pro Corner to chat with host Austin Surhoff about his experience as a professional swimmer. . The guys cover: - A day in the life of an ISL Swimmer on Margaret Island in Budapest, including training accommodations, the 90 minute outside rule, strange eating schedules, and COVID Marshals…
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Shane Ryan: Creative Explosiveness & Using Success to Build Something New
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Shane Ryan joins Pro Corner to talk with Austin about what it means to be a professional swimmer that represents both Ireland on the international swimming stage, and the ISL expansion team Toronto Titans in their inaugural season. . We were able to catch Shane just before he left for the ISL season in Budapest. (Starting at timestamp 7:28). The gu…
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Brett Hawke: The Emotion of Excellence & Revolutionizing Professional Swimming
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#ISLMode is fully engaged at Pro Corner. To kick off our ISL Series, we start with Austin's conversation with Fitter Faster Head of Development & former LA Current coach Brett Hawke (4:45). The guys discuss:.- Coaching emotion in sprinting- Reshaping the economic prospects of pro swimmers- Managing the two fastest sprinters in the world in the same…
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Wyatt Collins: The Power of Equity for Athletes, and the Role of the Assistant in a Dynasty
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Texas Men's Swimming and Diving is the most successful program in the history of college swimming. 14 NCAA Team Championships, 40 Big 12 Championships, countless individual NCAA Champions, and dozens of Olympic Gold Medalists. It's a dynasty that has spanned 4 decades, and from 1986 to 2016 was run by the same two legendary coaches: Head Coach Eddi…
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Marina Spadoni: The Meaning of Being a Pro & Visualization for Racing....PLUS: "Wanna Know Something Cool?"
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Austin has a conversation with Fitter Faster Swim Clinic teammate Marina Spadoni (3:13). Marina is a professional swimmer based in West Palm Beach who swam collegiately at Arizona State University. . Marina and Austin dig into what it truly means to be a pro in swimming, meditation and visualization techniques, finding your purpose in sport, and Ic…
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Elvis Burrows: Making the Olympics, Elevating His Training, & Leaning Into Balding
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For the inaugural Pro Corner episode, Austin has a conversation with longtime friend and Fitter Faster Swim Clinic teammate Elvis Burrows. Elvis is a Bahamian swimmer who was a two-time All-American at the University of Kentucky, and a member of the Bahamian Olympic Swim Team. . Elvis and Austin catch up about the weather, how Elvis made the Olympi…
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