At school Liam Harrison kept getting sent out of class for blurting and not concentrating. The same brain went on to win him eight world titles, then dragged him into a bender after almost every win.
Liam "Hitman" Harrison is an eight time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing, and one of the greatest Muay Thai fighters the UK has produced, with more than 120 pro fights. He is now co owner of Bad Company gym in Leeds, teaches seminars around the world and runs his own promotion, Hitman Fight League.
He explains:
* Why ADHD gets harder as an adult, and the traits his wife spotted before he did * The 48 hour rule he wishes he'd had in his twenties to stop the crash after every win * How one session at 13 gave his brain a hit that nothing else has ever matched * Why he packed a bag for Thailand days after his first loss, and what six months on a mattress on the gym floor were like * Why a rigid game plan lost him fights, and how his coach hid the plan inside his pad work * How he set up seminars, his gym and boxing before he retired so the structure didn't disappear overnight * He opens up about what his ADHD has been like for his wife, and the book that showed him both sides
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) The Eight Time World Champion With ADHD (00:00:25) When ADHD Just Meant You Were A Little Bastard (00:02:45) Brilliant At Hard Things, Beaten By The Bins (00:03:27) Buying Thai Boxing Tapes At HMV Every Week (00:04:55) The ADHD Traits His Wife Spotted First (00:06:53) Why ADHD Gets Harder As An Adult (00:07:49) The Bender After Every Win (00:09:12) 120 Fights, 120 Crashes (00:09:53) The 48 Hour Rule After A Fight (00:12:50) The Gym That Lit Up His Brain At 13 (00:18:04) Unbeaten Until He Met An Elite Thai Champion (00:20:06) Six Months On A Mattress In Thailand (00:21:50) When The Fight Moves In Slow Motion (00:23:16) The Game Plan That Lost Him Fights (00:24:45) The Worst Thing A Fighter Can Do (00:25:58) The Coach Who Hid The Game Plan (00:29:41) The Knee, Denver And The Gloves In The Cage (00:35:48) Building Businesses Inside His Obsession (00:38:26) No Filter With Fighters' Excuses (00:40:10) The Hardest Part Nobody Sees (00:41:46) What His Wife Learned To Do Differently (00:43:49) The Book That Showed Him Both Sides (00:44:24) The Fight Camp Routine His Brain Loved (00:46:49) Why Stakes Get ADHD Brains Moving (00:49:55) Find The Thing And Never Let It Go
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