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Tim Ferriss · 2021-01-25

Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett — Two Legends on Competing and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Michael Phelps and Grant Hackett — Two Legends on Competing and Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Recommended on this episode

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The Purpose Driven Life

Rick Warren (inferred)

“The Purpose Driven Life is one amazing one”
“each day began with a chapter of The Purpose Driven Life, a book given to him by former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and good friend Ray Lewis”— Tim Ferriss
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The Power of Now

Eckhart Tolle (inferred)

“The Power of Now is an amazing one”
“The Purpose Driven Life is one amazing one. The Power of Now is an amazing one. Um Ego is the Enemy is one that I go back to a lot”— Michael Phelps
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Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday

“Ego is the Enemy is one that I go back to a lot”
“Ego is the Enemy is one that I go back to a lot. Um The Subtle Art of Not Giving a [ __ ] is a great one”— Michael Phelps
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson

“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a [__] is a great one”
“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a [ __ ] is a great one. Um I I loved uh It Takes What It Takes”— Michael Phelps
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It Takes What It Takes

Trevor Moawad (inferred)

“I loved uh It Takes What It Takes. I thought that was a great one”
“I I loved uh It Takes What It Takes. I thought that was a great one”— Michael Phelps
ProductRecommended

Talkspace

Talkspace

“for as much time as we're on our smartphones, it's just kind of a no-brainer”
“I spend a lot of time on Talkspace. I I've worked with Talkspace um for a few years now and and honestly, for as much time as we're on our smartphones, it's just kind of a no-brainer”— Michael Phelps
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Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope

Mark Manson (inferred)

“His follow-up book was great. I really enjoyed that”
“His follow-up book was great. I really enjoyed that. I actually read that and bought it for a mutual friend of ours, Tim Matt Target”— Grant Hackett
BookRecommended

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness

Harvard Business Review

“I love that because it resonates with me, you know, 100%”
“Harvard Business Review has a book which is HBR's 10 must reads on mental toughness and features Martin Seligman, Tony Schwartz, Warren Bennis and others”— Tim Ferriss
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Shoe Dog

Phil Knight

“one I'm reading at the moment that I'm really enjoying... top of the list”
“There's one I'm reading at the moment that I'm really enjoying which is Phil Knight, Shoe Dog... that's definitely one that springs to mind. That's definitely definitely top of the list”— Grant Hackett
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Good to Great

Jim Collins

“I enjoyed Jim Collins like his books good to great are really interesting”
“I enjoyed Jim Collins like his books good to great are really interesting just to learn about”— Grant Hackett
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The Book of Awakening

Mark Nepo

“Mark Nepo has a good one the book of awakening”
“So Mark Nepo has a good one the book of awakening and then the daily stoic”— Michael Phelps
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The Daily Stoic

Ryan Holiday

“something that's so awesome to do to start your day... it just gives you some kind of purpose”
“Daily stoic and ego is the enemy. You got a whole lot of Ryan Holiday on your bookshelf... I just got the daily stoic from my coach”— Michael Phelps
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Awareness

Anthony De Mello

“The book that I would recommend more than any others”
“The book that I would recommend more than any others not one of mine. It's actually a book called Awareness by Anthony De Mello. It's a short book”— Tim Ferriss

The guest's own work

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No Limits: The Will to Succeed

Michael Phelps

“he has published two autobiographies, No Limits, subtitled The Will to Succeed, and Beneath the Surface, that were New York Times and USA Today bestsellers”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guestISBN verified

Beneath the Surface

Michael Phelps

“two autobiographies, No Limits, subtitled The Will to Succeed, and Beneath the Surface, that were New York Times and USA Today bestsellers”— Tim Ferriss
BookBy the guest

How to Train with a T-Rex and Win Eight Gold Medals

Michael Phelps

“and one children's book, How to Train with a T-Rex and Win Eight Gold Medals”— Tim Ferriss
MediaBy the guest

The Weight of Gold

HBO

“Phelps served as an executive producer and featured talent in the HBO documentary The Weight of Gold, which explores the mental health challenges Olympic athletes often face”— Tim Ferriss

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

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Calm

Calm (inferred)

“You also mentioned LeBron James who's been on this podcast and has a number of different techniques including using Calm app and other technological tools”— Tim Ferriss
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The Last Dance

ESPN (inferred)

“The one other exception that I can think of... is Michael Jordan in The Last Dance. Where every episode there is an example of this”— Tim Ferriss
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Ambien

Sanofi (inferred)

“we were prescribed Ambien for traveling for trips... that night after my DUI I was happy that I only had two Ambien left”— Michael Phelps