Oct 20, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min · 12 segments
In this episode, Bobby Rich joins us to discuss his journey through elite judo, narrowly missing the Olympics, and transitioning into performance coaching for world-class athletes and high-profile…
Jake DeardenHost
And when you say serious, like what changed within your life? Like, did you think you had to make sacrifices?
I mean, it was, it was noticeable because that's like, even at that age, you know, obviously I can drive.
So I was kind of limited to how much I could do, but I just wanted to, that's all I could think about.
super obsessed and just intrigued on what the body could do if you put your mind to it and how far you could push it.
how would you learn? Would it just be like in the gym or would you be kind of like studying old videos or whatever? Yeah,
I mean, literally old videos like VHS at the time, right? We're talking like this is like when I started, it was like 1986.
So like it was literally, you know, if you're studying, it was ordering videos from, you know, I don't know, from the shops and waiting them to, to get to your house and stuff like that.
So it was hard to get the access, but it was, it was literally studying, but it was, most of it was, I was fortunate.
I had some amazing coaches, you know, even, even as like, even as, even as a kid had some incredible coaches, which as you know, like makes the, makes the difference.
But if you've got someone that's not invested and yeah, the coach that I had weren't just invested of when you were like on the mat doing what you're doing.
It was equally, you know, how you say conducted or behaved, but just like, you know, what you did off the mat and how that would benefit your attitude towards the sport.
It was, you know, but it was, there was a lot of work and sweat and injuries and done on the mat, but there was equally as much work off the mat as well.
And when you say serious, like what changed within your life? Like, did you think you had to make sacrifices?
I mean, it was, it was noticeable because that's like, even at that age, you know, obviously I can drive.
So I was kind of limited to how much I could do, but I just wanted to, that's all I could think about.
super obsessed and just intrigued on what the body could do if you put your mind to it and how far you could push it.
how would you learn? Would it just be like in the gym or would you be kind of like studying old videos or whatever? Yeah,
I mean, literally old videos like VHS at the time, right? We're talking like this is like when I started, it was like 1986.
So like it was literally, you know, if you're studying, it was ordering videos from, you know, I don't know, from the shops and waiting them to, to get to your house and stuff like that.
So it was hard to get the access, but it was, it was literally studying, but it was, most of it was, I was fortunate.
I had some amazing coaches, you know, even, even as like, even as, even as a kid had some incredible coaches, which as you know, like makes the, makes the difference.
But if you've got someone that's not invested and yeah, the coach that I had weren't just invested of when you were like on the mat doing what you're doing.
It was equally, you know, how you say conducted or behaved, but just like, you know, what you did off the mat and how that would benefit your attitude towards the sport.
It was, you know, but it was, there was a lot of work and sweat and injuries and done on the mat, but there was equally as much work off the mat as well.
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