#3 Your Mind Is the ONLY Thing Holding You Back with Seamus Derbyshire & Matt Roberts

It's not every day you get to listen to an international athlete speak with their psychological performance coach...
In this episode of TAP Talks, we sat down with Great Britain 400m hurdler Seamus Derbyshire and Matt Roberts, AKA Psychological Performance.
Here's what you can expect from the chat:
00:30 - 01:45 Introductions
01:45 - 07:40 How COVID impacted Seamus and Matt
09:50 - Sacrifices you make as an athlete
12:00 - What being on funding is like
14:50 - Seamus’ parents supporting him at his lowest points
19:00 - What Seamus is most proud of
21:50 - Missing out on team selection
32:00 - False starting at Nationals ON PURPOSE
34:00 - The power of speaking out
38:50 - What is your ‘why’?
41:15 - Mindset Magic Trick
43:15 - Agony Athlete
49:30 - Finding the most significant gains
52:50 - How to deal with self-doubt
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