He saved James Hird's career... then lost seven years of memory | John Quinn

John Quinn has worked with some of the biggest names in Australian sport. We’re talking James Hird, Kevin Sheedy and Matthew Lloyd; Nathan Cleary and the Penrith Panthers; even Cathy Freeman as Australia’s sprints & relay coach at Sydney 2000. But his most remarkable story isn't about the athletes he's coached. After helping save Hird's career following a devastating foot injury, John would later face a battle of his own, surviving a rare brain disease that stole years of his memory and changed his life forever. He joins Dyl & Friends to share lessons from a lifetime in high performance, leadership, resilience and finding out what people are truly capable of when they're pushed to their limits. We talk: - The phone call from Kevin Sheedy that brought him to Essendon… despite never watching AFL - How he helped James Hird return from a career-threatening navicular injury - The secrets behind Essendon's famous 2000 premiership season - Why Matthew Lloyd was one of the hardest workers he's ever coached - The AFL players who could have become elite track athletes - Working with Olympians, AFL players, NRL stars and world-class athletes - What separates good athletes from great athletes - The three-part framework John believes underpins every elite performer - Why modern athletes train differently to previous generations - The biggest mistakes everyday people make with health and fitness - The illness that nearly took John's life and the years of memory he lost - How surviving a brain injury changed the way he coaches… and who he coaches Learn more about or contact John Quinn here. You can check out John’s recommendations on Audible below: Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jesse Schaap Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi Like the ep? Share the ep! Review the ep! Dyl & Friends Spotify Feed Dyl & Friends Apple Podcasts Feed