Overview

The reason why there are so few professional athletes, is they're people who can endure so much pain.

Founded back in 1858 in Melbourne Australia, today there are roughly 2 million active participants playing "Footy", with sold out stadiums hosting the professional leagues, and millions of viewers worldwide. Dane Swan is one of the greatest Australian Rules Footballers in the modern era, and on the show we talk about his rise to the top, training, producing, responding to injury, and elongating your career.



In the early stages of his career, Dane said, “we eat, we drink, we party hard – we're pigs.” Of course, the fans and picked up on this, commercialized it, and the lads were dubbed "the rat pack".



Toward the back half of his career, he's become more focused and entrepreneurial, writing a book about his journey, starting an event business in the US called the Dane Swan Tour, created a clothing line called Ratbagg, owns a bar and tattoo shop, and makes regular TV appearances and speaking engagements.

Dane Swan Australian Football Star & Entrepreneur





Show Notes 1:15 What is the Ratbagg 5:30 Enjoying yourself as an athlete 11:20 Changes for success 18:00 Nervousness of not knowing 19:55 Parents' impact on athletes as a child 26:00 Training for football 29:50 Changing positions 33:50 Tips for defenders 41:00 Injury culture 52:00 Managing time as an entrepreneur 55:00 Advice for chasing dreams

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