#19 Grant Elliott - The Journey of Discovering the Silver Bullet
Follow Through with LVB · 2020-08-11
In this episode, Grant with host van Beek discuss his journey:
Chapters
Childhood/Growing up in South Africa/Key Moments (5:26) The moment Grant believed he could do Cricket as a career? (12:29) Advice for 20 year old Grant Elliott (14:15) Grant wishing he set his Goals higher (17:30) Moving to New Zealand – starting at zero again (19:28) 2001 to 2007 - How was the mindset and were there any key moments that influenced Grant as a cricketer (23:57) Learning from Negative experiences (30:16) 'Never been so nervous in my life' - Making his Test Debut for the Blackcaps (34:34) Common piece of advice - "Enjoy what you do" - How did you go about 'enjoying' Cricket (39:30) Amazing start to Blackcaps career - to fighting fitness/form and out of the mix (43:34) The disappointment of missing out on the 2011 World Cup Squad… “I was ready to pack it in” (47:34) Fulfilling a boyhood dream - Named in the 2015 World Cup Squad (50:58) ‘The Grant Elliott moment’ - The 2015 World Cup Semi-Final vs South Africa (56:36) ‘The Dale Steyn handshake’ - a great sportsmanship image (1:02:32) Going into big moments ‘feeling calm’ - the tools Grant learnt (1:04:12) What would you and the Team do differently going into that Final (1:06:57) How do you train mentally to be able to perform in those high pressured moments? (1:08:29) Keys for a High Performing team – Good or Toxic behaviours? (1:11:53) Key features from the best leaders Grant has been around? (1:16:18) What were the last few years of your career like after that epic World Cup moment? – Playing the different T20 competitions around the world (1:19:30) Career transitioning - advice for current professional sportspeople (1:22:29) Where is Grant Elliott in 10 years time? (1:26:09).
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Follow Through with LVB is a podcast where host Professional Cricketer Logan van Beek interviews other athletes and learns about their unique journeys. An athlete's journey is full of ups and downs, perseverance, identity issues and dealing with pressure. Hear the stories of how these athletes followed through on their aspirations and improved their overall well-being through their experience performing at the top level.
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