139. The Mastermind of Pep Guardiola
Greatness
Jan 22
139. The Mastermind of Pep Guardiola
139. The Mastermind of Pep Guardiola
Greatness
Jan 22
Unprocessed episode, you can be the first!
Diving into the life and mastermind of soccer coach and legend, Pep Guardiola
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"Each night when you are going to sleep, ask yourselves if you like football or not; ask yourselves if right then, you’d get up, grab the ball and play for a bit. If the answer is ‘no,’ then that is the day to start looking for something else to do."
- Pep Guardiola
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Sources:
Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning - Guillem Ballague
The Greatness of Pep Guardiola, in a Blade of Grass
Inside the Pep Guardiola bubble – as told by his assistants
How Pep Guardiola is inspired by other sports, from basketball to chess to swimming
Pep Guardiola: The man behind the genius
Chasing Perfection Documentary
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4:20 - A young Pep
5:30 - Pep's superpower
6:40 - Win without talent
8:30 - The question/the sign
11:40 - Preparing to be a coach/Being a sponge
15:05 - The LBJ Motto
18:00 - There is no good or bad work
20:35 - Stickler for the details/controlling everything
22:18 - Building a great culture
28:20 - Taking over Barcelona
31:00 - The reward is the puzzle
32:40 - Treajectory > Results
39:45 - His greatest trait
43:42: What gives his work meaning
45:25 - Great coaches are great psychologist
48:20 - One of my favorite stories
50:03 - A blade of grass
52:20 - Ferguson and Pep - the importance of observation
57:50 - Find an enemy
1:00:40 - Find your Cato
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NEW BOOKS ARE LIVE. Check them out below.
Daily Greatness: Short Stories and Essays on the Act of Becoming
Chasing Greatness 2nd Edition - Timeless Stories on the Pursuit of Excellence
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