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0:00 — Welcome to the What It Takes Podcast

0:42 — Dream, Determination & Drive: the three pillars

1:47 — How to know if your dream is real (or just wishful thinking)

3:22 — Why a coach's belief in you is worth more than your own inner voice

6:11 — "A coach writes on a player in permanent marker" — Jessica Mendoza

7:28 — The coaching integrity story: what players remember for 20 years

9:03 — Why the coaching profession is "the weirdest job in the world"

13:22 — The transfer portal is killing team chemistry — here's why

22:14 — The one recruiting secret: watching players before they knew she was there

26:00 — "Who they are when no one's watching says everything"

38:52 — "The proud will be eaten by the hungry" — every single time

39:19 — Tom Brady, second-round pick: what stats can't measure

44:46 — What champions look like behind closed doors (hint: sweatpants & no glory)

54:03 — "You deserve all the stress" — the most powerful reframe in sports

57:15 — How to win the ballgame of life