134. Stories from Tyler Ray, World's Leading Vertical Jump Expert, Project Pure Athlete
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Getting away from more traditional vertical jump content, Tyler Ray shares his stories/lessons/experiences from all throughout his life ranging from his time as professional dunker, travelling across the world, starting and running his own business, and the rest of the timestamps below:
4:11 How Tyler got the nickname "Jukebox"
8:04 Sales pitch of Project Pure Athlete and how it got its name
13:25 Typical day/week in the life and what it took to get him to where he is now
21:50 City/country he's most looking forward to and least looking forward to visiting again
24:48 How Tyler hustled an old lady for $500 in ping pong (I'm exaggerating, but she was really good...)
26:44 Most cringe-worthy dunk of his career
33:07 Favorite dunk of his career
35:59 Favorite 3 tattoos and why
40:56 Coolest/craziest story from his career: hitting his head on the rim when dunking
44:02 The moment Tyler knew he had to coach full-time and start his own business
47:22 The pivots he made because of COVID and how impactful that was on his business
51:25 How being a multi-event track athlete connects now to being an entrepreneur
59:20 Content creation journey and what social media has done for his career
1:07:44 The process of getting a hoop and court in his house
1:12:44 Quick advice for jumping better for the listener
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/projectpureathlete
Website: https://projectpureathlete.com/
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