2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist Justin Spring returns to the GymnasticsVille Podcast. Now in his fifth season at Alabama Gymnastics and second as Associate Head Coach, Justin opens up about Alabama's preseason, the challenge of building championship culture in the modern era, what he learned calling the Paris Olympics live for NBC, the full-circle moment watching Team USA win bronze in Paris exactly like his own 2008 team, and why the mental game is the only thing that separates Olympic champions from everyone else.
Topics covered:
Alabama preseason and what Spring is building in 2027
Culture transformation and the microwave society athlete
What Justin looks for when evaluating gymnasts
The transition from men's to women's collegiate coaching
How he landed the NBC Olympics broadcast gig
Tim Daggett's three binders and the Paris prep story
The Sasha Artemev story from Beijing 2008 team finals
Sports psychology as a daily training requirement
Why the mental game is the only X factor come postseason
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