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Responsible Sports Podcast Series:  Jim Thompson chats with sports celebrities

Each episode, Positive Coaching Alliance Founder and Executive Director, Jim Thompson, interviews prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers who share their insights on Responsible Sports from their own sports careers.  Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons.

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Dec 4, 2009
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Summer Sanders | Motivation

In this episode, Jim welcomes former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders. Summer reflects on the coaches who influenced her career, keeping her motivated, positive and focused. She also talks about the important “home-coaching” provided by her mom and how she hopes to support her kids in their athletic careers.