Alun Wyn Jones: His Relentless Rugby Routine, Family Pride and Stepping Away from the Game (E334)
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Before we get started, let me tell you you can now listen to High Performance Add Free. Start your free trial now on Apple, Spotify, or head to our website so you can listen to our episodes uninterrupted. You know, there's no such thing as satisfaction. Um it was always like I I wanted to win a World Cup, I wanted to win a a European Cup, I never did that. But actually, if you can work harder than the next person, that is a talent. That is the ultimate talent because you know it gives you the ability to learn or work on anything. You know, you we talk about legacy and how you want to be remembered, well. Yeah, I'd be happily remembered as the son of of my father. I think high performance if you think you've achieved it and not high performance. High performance doesn't stop. That is the voice of Wales and Lions legend, Alan Wyn Jones. Look, the numbers and the stats tell you that we're having a conversation with a true sporting great, the world's most capped rugby player.
And of course myself, Jay Comfrey, and our expert Damien Hughes will cover all of that. We'll talk about his personal sacrifice, why he hates the word culture, his famous speech to his fellow lions. And how he failed to enjoy his achievements in case they dulled his ambition. But we go so much deeper, Damien. Well we do. We talk to the person and not the player. We talk about how the birth of his daughters help give him a sense of perspective. We speak about carrying the weight of his father's
Like I say, and how that helped define him. And then we speak about The shadows he's had to navigate his way through as he enters This second chapter of his life. Yeah, look, this is as I guess is often the case on high performance. Not what you expect. Alan is a true sporting warrior, but he opens up, as he admits
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