The Daily Drive
Austin Merrill
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609. Why The Best You Goes Absent in the Clutch
609. Why The Best You Goes Absent in the Clutch
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Aiming to provide perspective not perscription and "Just in Time" learning, not "Just In Case" learning.
These episodes are meant to make you think, make you ask important questions, and continue to mature on the journey that is life!
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- 609. Why The Best You Goes Absent in the Clutch · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Nolan Ryan called it tunnel vision. Jack Nicklaus putted to a spot just in front of the ball instead of the hole. In this episode, Austin connects the two to the…
- 608. How to Work Obsessively and Detach Easily · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail After closing out the Rockets in Game 6, LeBron James was happy about the extra day off because it meant he could get out and play golf, and plenty of people…
- 607. How Kobe Handled Insecurity · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Kobe Bryant looked unshakably confident on TV, but he talked openly about insecurity, self-doubt, and nights where his knees and back told him he just didn't…
- 606. An Athlete's Biggest Poison · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail There is a mental habit that holds back even the most elite athletes: treating being hard on yourself as a badge of honor. Austin looks at what happens when an…
- 605. The Secret to a Super Bowl Comeback · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Joe Montana's 49ers got the ball on their own 8-yard line, needing 92 yards to win Super Bowl XXIII. In the huddle, Montana noticed his tackle, Harris Barton…
- 604. The Secret To Moving on From Your Mistakes · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Moving on from mistakes takes more than telling yourself to forget them. In episode 604, Austin uses Roger Federer’s perspective on losing points to explore how…
- 603. The Secret Poision of Every Athlete's Mind · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail There's a threat in competition that works like carbon monoxide, invisible, and made worse by both winning and losing. This episode argues we forget the real…
- 602. The Mistake Even Elite Hitters Make in Slumps · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Fernando Tatis went from struggling to hit a home run in April and May to arguably the best player in baseball from June through now. It looks like a stance…
- 600. The Secret Behind the Biggest Play in Super Bowl History · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail In episode 600, Austin breaks down the mental principle behind one of the most famous plays in NFL history: Eli Manning's escape and throw to David Tyree in…
- 599. The Decision that Costed a HOF Pitcher · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Justin Verlander gave up a three-run home run to Nick Castellanos on an 0-1 curveball with two outs, then said after the game that he went away from his…
- 598. The Hidden Secret of the Serial Winner · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Malcolm Butler's interception in Super Bowl XLIX is one of the most replayed plays in NFL history, but the part that made it possible happened months earlier…
- 597. Why Your Practice Doesn't Translate · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Usain Bolt was nervous in the tunnel before his first Olympic final in Beijing in 2008, and a conversation with his coach is what let all of his preparation show…
- 596. Why You Never Reach Your Goals · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Frank Ocean wanted out of Def Jam. He wanted his own music on his own timeline, and he had an album planned, Boys Don't Cry, that as far as I know never got…
- 595. How to Repeat Your Best Performance · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Johnny Depp played Jack Sparrow so many times that by the later Pirates movies he was imitating a character instead of being him, and people on set noticed. What…
- 594. The Mental Mistake That Cost Him a Green Jacket · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Rory McIlroy was put in the same situation twice, fourteen years apart: a lead at the Masters with a few holes left. In 2011 something subtle happened on the…
- 593. PCA's Secret To Success · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Pete Crow-Armstrong is on pace for a historic 40-40 season while playing elite defense, and in May he told reporters his play was genuinely laughable. His own…
- 592. How to Follow Up Your Best Performance EVER · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Paul Skenes is pitching at an elite level and it isn't good enough. After back-to-back Cy Young caliber seasons, people are asking whether he's falling off…
- 591. Why You Never Repeat Your Best Performances · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Lewis Hamilton won seven world titles, then went 56 races without a win, publicly asking whether it was him or the car. When he finally won again, he pointed to…
- 590. The Two Biggest Lies Elite Athletes Never Buy · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail There are two lies athletes buy without realizing it: that nerves mean you are not prepared, and that adversity in competition is a verdict on what you are…
- 589. How Athletes Keep Their Spark · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin looks at how Jack Johnson divides his creative life into inhale and exhale: the writing and performing is output, and the surfing and family time is what…
- 588. The Secret Gift Athletes Never Receive · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin names a gift every athlete is given that most never receive: the fact that you are chasing something you will never actually catch. He builds it through…
- 587. A Sure Fire Way To Fail Miserably · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin lays out what he thinks is the universal reason athletes execute poorly, at every level from LeBron to a nine year old: self consciousness, performing…
- 586. The Trait Serial Champions Share · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin pulls an excerpt from a Jordan Peterson lecture: once you establish an aim, you lay an interpretive filter over the world that only admits what moves you…
- 585. The Secret to Real Mental Prep · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Michael Phelps is worth studying because he ran two things at once that most athletes treat as opposites. He used inversion, deliberately thinking through…
- 584. How to Never Lose Focus in Competition · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Roy Halladay was demoted to the minor leagues and hanging on to his career when he started putting a small piece of black athletic tape under the brim of his…
- 583. How to Detach from Results · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Tim Howard played goalkeeper for the US men's national team while living with Tourette syndrome and obsessive compulsive tendencies, in the one position on the…
- 581. The Hidden Strategy of the Greatest Tennis Players · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Andre Agassi told a story about the moment he knew he would never beat Rafael Nadal, and it had nothing to do with tennis. Agassi prided himself on being the…
- 582. Lightning McQueen's Lessons on the Mental Game · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin uses Cars as the way into a principle most elite athletes already run on: the growth usually is not inside your own sport. Lightning McQueen thought he…
- 580. Two Mental Keys to Dominance · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Shawn Green's book The Way of Baseball: Finding Stillness at 95 mph opens with him in Toronto, put in timeout by his manager, everything stripped away except…
- 579. A Biological Blessing · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young winner with Detroit, was traded to the Dodgers and asked before his first LA start whether he was nervous. His answer was…
- 578. An Acoustic Guitar Can Change Your Life · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Stuck late in his career chasing a newer, more advanced sound, Johnny Cash sat down with Rick Rubin, who asked him to do one thing: get out his guitar and play…
- 577. What Catastrophic Earthquakes Can Teach You · 5 dkSend us Fan Mail Two earthquakes in the sevens hit Venezuela and Colombia with death tolls in the thousands and hundreds, while a seven point something off the coast of Peru in…
- 576. How to Destroy Self-Doubt · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin connects a Michael Jackson detail to self-doubt: while making Thriller, Jackson hated his first version, broke down in front of the room, and forced a…
- 575. The Secret to Dominating your Roll · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail Austin breaks down a comment from Freddie Freeman on the 6-1-1 podcast: Freeman refuses to swing at a pitch on the corner even when he knows it's coming, because…
- 574. The Secret of Hot Streaks · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Episode 574 looks at Fernando Tatis Jr.'s recent power outage and the instinct everyone has to explain it: a swing change, a new approach, something must be…
- 573. Eliminate Competition Anxiety · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 [email protected]…
- 572. How to Let Go of Results and Win · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 [email protected]…
- 571. The Elite Coach Secret Every Athlete Needs to Know · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 [email protected]…
- 570. You Don't Need Confidence to Suceed · 5 dkSend us Fan Mail Support the show Check out my newsletter! https://theweeklydrive.beehiiv.com/ Instagram: performancebyaustin (760) 685-4445 [email protected]…
- 569. The HOF Secret to Success · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore the power of humility through Tim Duncan's quiet greatness—how the NBA legend built a dynasty by staying…
- 568. The Secret To All Special Athletes · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore how true creativity flows from mastery of the fundamentals. Stephen Curry's effortless 35-foot bombs, Patrick…
- 567. This is Killing Your Season · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we unpack the healthy hegemonikon like fire, straight from Marcus Aurelius. A divided mind is a fragile candle—easily…
- 566. Mental Game 101 · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore Occam’s Razor in the Arena: how the simplest mental model survives under pressure. Athletes often drown in a…
- 565. The Garden of Eden · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we dive into Jordan Peterson's profound take on the Garden of Eden: no matter how meticulously you wall up your…
- 564. Radical Openess · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore how being "poor in spirit"—a biblical humility that manifests as radical openness—serves as the secret sauce…
- 563. Don't Be a Goldfish · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we dive into Donald Schön’s “Reflective Practitioner” model and why it’s a game-changer for athletes stuck in repeating…
- 562. Use the Wrong Map · 4 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we unpack the legendary tale of soldiers lost in a brutal Alpine snowstorm, facing certain death—until one pulled out a…
- 561. Think Small, Big Things Happen · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we dive into Alex Rodriguez's infamous 0-for-30 slump and the pivotal conversation with Joe Torre that flipped the…
- 560. Aggressive Takes · 2 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore Juan Soto as the ultimate modern example of elite plate discipline in baseball—his uncanny ability to stand…
- 559. The Blind Spot That Knocks You Out · 3 dkSend us Fan Mail In today's episode of the Daily Drive, we explore George Foreman's early dominance from 1969–1974 as a raw powerhouse who demolished opponents with sheer force…
