February 6, 2021 • 20 mins
Daniela chats with 3-time Stanley Cup winner, 5 time NHL All-Star, and Olympian for Slovakia, Marián Hossa. Marián and Daniela discuss the transition from professional athlete to the business world, and Marián offers his perspective on the DNA of business.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Would you say a war getting and discipline are two
biggest values we take from the world of sports into
the business. Definitely discipline. It's number one for me. It
doesn't matter everything sport or business or growing up or
teaching your children. I think discipline is the key. And uh,
(00:22):
the sports showed me so much and put the word
discipline in the number one spot for me. Well, Marian,
thank you so much for your time. I know you
don't do too much of a media stuff these days,
trying to be of the rather, which is understandable. So
I really appreciate that you made the efforts to be
our next guest, which is super excited. Well, uh, yeah,
(00:45):
you're right. I don't do much media stuff, but you
know some of them I do. And consider yourself a
lucky one. Well, I do consider right, so that well,
I can't believe you just said that. Okay, I'm the
lucky one. And I know how precious your time is.
(01:09):
I'm not gonna waste it too much. And I go
straight to the point that interests me the most, and
is this new series this year we've got on our
show called Business After Sports, and I want to ask
you what, in your opinion has helped you to make
the transition from professional athletes on the top of the
world to being just as successful in your second career. Well,
(01:33):
I don't know exactly if there is like only one point,
but for me from sport coming to life after hockey,
it wasn't as hard as maybe for some athletes. Is
because during my career, I already have my money in.
(01:57):
Uh this type of business I have already when I
was playing, my sports center with the golf course and
tennis courts and you know, um um some of the buildings,
So I was already like while I was playing, my
focus was strictly on hockey, but after when I came
(02:18):
home for the summer, I was trying to get to
know the business side of certain things. Obviously we didn't
have a chance to go to school because we were
busy to play professional But it's kind of interesting me
when I had the time to get involved way more
(02:38):
and so after when my career was at the end
and I knew I'm gonna play more hockey, I was
getting myself more involved and with my companies. So that
makes that transmission or transfer way easier. And uh, I
(02:58):
m as busy with my life as I was playing hockey.
Obviously less traveled, but my mind is always working and
I like to get involved in certain things and I
don't like just eat at home. I'm so glad you
are saying this because I think we are exactly the same,
and it's it's cool to know that, because sometimes I
(03:19):
feel like, is it strange? Is this how it was
supposed to be? You know? I think when we were
competing without okay, the retirement live will be. I don't know,
sitting on the beach, but I think because of the
way we've been brought up and our work at it,
it's just no way we can operate on kind of
a normal levels. I guess most likely. Yeah, I mean
(03:41):
I cannot speak for everybody. I just for me. It
was just natural, you know. Obviously I have more time
with my kids. I don't travel as much and mostly
nights time sleep in my bed. Uh. And you know
it's great, I don't have to travel as much. When
I was younger, I enjoyed it, but towards the end,
(04:01):
when my kids were growing up, I just felt, you know,
I want to be more with them at home, and
I started loving more home games instead of being away. Well,
I'm not lying. Once a while, it would be nice
to get away for one night and get that nice
full sleep and relaxed at night and watch a movie
by yourself. But you know, lots of credit goes to
the wife. On the other hand, you know, life after hockey.
(04:25):
I'm enjoying it. I'm not lying, you know. It's uh.
I had a great career, a long one, you know,
not too many injuries. I consider so my uh, myself
a lucky But on the other hand, I realized, you know,
there is a life after this scot there is life
after hockey, and right now I enjoyed, well not right now,
(04:46):
but when my uh, when there was no COVID, I
started sking and I was like, wow, this is this
is great. You go with the gondola out to the
mountain and the whole world is underneath you, and the
view and uh, the atmosphere, the the relax It's something
(05:06):
I never experienced because during that time I was always
only explained somewhere. And this is the first time when
I had a giance to relax, bring the family and
start skiing, and I got love in love with that support.
And I think also the ot of value to ed
to that Sking parties that there is no constant thinking, right,
(05:28):
I cannot injure myself. I have to be super fit
because I have to perform. Suddenly we have the freedom
to try out so many different things. Yeah, definitely, you
are right. And before we couldn't even do it because
we had it in contract. Right, you cannot ski because
you can injure yourself and your contract would be canceled.
So I never even like worry about Sking and why
(05:51):
should I write? And all of suddenly, when I could,
I said, like, let's try. You know, it should be fun,
you know, at least what I hear from the friends.
And after I tried it, and there was like a drug,
you know, I want to do it more and more
and more. And I got in love with that sport.
And every time I had a chance, either with the
family or just with the friends. We went to Austria,
(06:13):
we went to Italy, and I just loved being on
the hills and ski. I think that's another privilege we
take with us from the sport. And it's actually something
I want to ask you that for us, it's so
natural we retire, but we still keep active, you know, um,
you know, doing either other sports or I'm sure you're
the same, you love to still work out. I was
(06:35):
shocked when I started to go to the gym after
my retirement and I got to ask, well, why do
you work out still? What do you even say to that?
Because I was like, because we enjoyed, I don't know,
did you find that also strange? Well? Yes, but also
I look at that everybody is different, right. I got
my teammates who hate to work out when they were playing,
(06:58):
so I knew most likely when they have an option,
they're gonna bail out and they're gonna, you know, take
the you know, sitting on a couch and drinking beer.
You know, it's everybody's choice, but definitely for for me,
I need to be active. I love to work out,
and I that's a lifestyle. You know, that's my lifestyle,
and I enjoyed. I wanna I wanna be active just
(07:20):
like you. Like you like to do morning runs and
I like to go to boxing. You know, I like
to do things I didn't do what I was playing,
and a box is one of them. I started enjoying
box and slowly getting better in it. You know, it
kept me in the shape and start watching way more
(07:41):
boxing games, and I started realizing how hard it is
to play any individual sports. You know, we got lucky
because there was like plenty players, but just like tennis
or you know, fighters, they're in a ring by themselves
and that's had to be mentally strong. So lots of
praid to you guys. Thank you. Um, I'm glad you
(08:05):
mentioned the physical part of the retirement as well. How
did you find to get yourself into that routine because
that's something I struggled with as a tennis player. Basically
the day, unlike you guys, it's on my coel because
I'm paying my team. So basically I say we're gonna
(08:27):
practice this time, We're gonna do physio. This time, I'm
in charge. And suddenly I had to, you know, transition
to being on a TV set where I'm told by
fifty people what to do. So mentally I found it difficult.
How did you deal with that to kind of find
a completely different structure during the day because we don't
have the games, you don't have the workout. What what
(08:49):
has helped you with that? Well, that's the difference between
me and you, because you were charged before and now
I need the charge. Yeah, that I enjoyed it because
we were told through my whole career, you have to
be at the airport this time, you have to better
practice this time. You know that everything is set up
(09:10):
and you have to just follow the times and you
cannot be late. So that's why I was, you know,
right on time. Today you're cold and you were so surprised.
It's like, yeah, so I used to it, you know.
And right now for me, I am in the church
and I am the boss this because I can go
(09:32):
to my company and I'm setting up the meetings, you
know at the time, where for me, it's uh suits
me and I don't try to get advantage of that,
you know, and the bossing people around, because that's not me.
But you know, it's cool to be your own boss
of your time. And I never had that when I
(09:52):
was playing hockey. So for me, it's it's great and
it's uh it's something you get used to it, and
it's uh, it's great to have that option. Would you
say war getting and discipline are the two biggest values
we take from the world of sports into the business
or would you definitely definitely discipline is number one for me.
(10:17):
Doesn't matter if it is sport or business or growing
up or teaching your children. I think discipline is the key,
and the sports showed me so much and put the
world discipline in the number one spot for me at least,
I know that now. You mentioned that you started to
(10:40):
really focus on the business side of things during the summer,
and from the interviews I've already made this year, that's
obviously the clear message that you have to start thinking
about that while you still competing. Now. It's easier sin
than done, because you know, all of our focus goes
to our sports and you know, at the end of
(11:00):
the day we are super tired. You have your family
to take care of. So how did you find the
way to you know, start thinking about it, because that's
I mean, that's uh to me. It's so admirable, and
that's why I appreciate having you on the show, because
you know, winning Standing Cup three times and at the
same time thinking already about your future. You know, we
(11:20):
don't find too many people like that. Well, obviously it's
not something I plan, uh necessarily, it's done something maybe
it came or with with the opportunities. You know, I
was lucky enough make make a good money and obviously
you don't want to leave everything in one basket, and
(11:42):
you try to spread portfolio. And a long time ago
with a frozen business, what I got on East Slovakia,
you know, in your town. Uh, it came naturally. You know.
One of my cousins was in a business. He asked
me if I want to join, you know, and I
(12:03):
got into it. Obviously I didn't know at the time
in two thousand and eight what I was doing. But
I think when you get older, you you started learning,
and you getting more interest when you get older. Uh,
and right now I know way more than I knew,
you know, maybe ten years ago. So you're learning, and
(12:26):
I think that's you know, school is great, you know,
I think it's important. But when you didn't have time
go to school, you still do good things in business.
When you want to learn, now, it's just up to you.
You know, have you have you uh, how you tell yourself?
(12:48):
And I think that's so important. You can do anything
if you believe yourself. You know, not just in a
sports but I think in a business. That's that's really deep.
And to hear it from from someone like you that
obviously knows what he's talking about. We mentioned a little
bit of your career and I'm not going to spend
too much time on it, but on personal level, what
(13:11):
has been the biggest achievement? Was it the first time
winning Cup? The second time? Third time? What is you know?
When we mentioned your career, what comes first to your mind? Uh? Definitely, Uh,
in two thousand and eight when I lost, I lost,
in two thousand nine, and now in two thousand and
ten we lost in Olympics that for the bronze against Finland.
(13:34):
So there was three tough losses for me with the
great teams. And maybe you start questioning in a certain
times yourself if you really can do certain things. And
I knew I had my quality, but for some reason,
I couldn't achieve that last step, you know, even like
when I trained hard and every year I expected prepared
(13:56):
the better and better and better, and that life tested you.
And this is why you just you know, it's too quit.
But you know that's uh, that's too too easy for me,
you know. If I want to quit, you know, and
I just kind of get a question. You know what's next?
You know what you throve with me? You know, and
(14:16):
I want to I want to kind of I want
to kind of find it and and I don't know
how to say that exactly English, but it didn't break me.
It kind of you know, tried. I tried to feed
of it, you know, I tried to know these things
make you stronger, and that's what did. Obviously, you get
lucky because you've got great teammates. Uh, that's what I
(14:41):
was talking to. You know, when you're not in the
in the individual sports, you know, collective sports, you've got
a teammates. When you don't have a good day, they
can lift you and bring to the another round. And
that's how we want the First Standing Cups. So answer
your question, definitely, the First Standing Cup was the biggest
win for me. And the dream final came true and
(15:01):
there was a you know something you never forget, um
when where those tough moments came and you said, Okay,
what's not gonna break me, gonna make me stronger? Uh
what did it mean exactly? Did you go to the
gym and worked even harder. Did you go to the
ring and practice your shot more or what? What? What
(15:25):
was the process the routine you had to go through.
That's the one thing I definitely like the gym. I
like to work out. I talked to my conditional training
coach how to do all these certain things when your
body is tired and should I work harder or you know,
should maybe take a break. So I was communicating with
a strength coach in Chicago quite a bit and now
(15:46):
we got really closed. Um that's the one thing gonna
But I think your mind's way more important. How your
head is, uh, you know, the better than any because
you play individual sports just you maybe your coach, but
you cannot talk to him during the game. So it's
how you set your head. I think it's it's so important.
(16:08):
And there's gonna be some big voices always uh, and
they're gonna you know, you read certain negative things and
obviously that bothers you. But when you get older, I
think you start realizing certain things and uh, and you
stop paying attention to that, or you must stop paying
(16:28):
attention to that because you believe yourself and that's the
most important thing. And you know, maybe the one game
is not gonna be great or is the second, but
you know eventually you're gonna get there, and you've got
the quality to be, you know, between the top players
in in uh, in a tennis or in a hockey
and you know you at that level, it just it
(16:50):
just look at better mind said, you know, I think
that's so important in that high level. So two messages
if you can share for young athletes, um that are
on top level as far as their career goes and
as far as the business after go. That's a that's
(17:10):
a tough question. UM. Two kind of messages to tell
those young players if they struggle, Let's say they haven't
achieved the potentially yet, but they're they're on the way,
but to to make that next step to win the cup,
to win Grenslam, I think you know your mindset, you
(17:35):
have to believe your believe yourself. I think that's that's
that's it. Hey, uh, maybe the one troum and you're
not gonna, you know, gonna when you're getting close. Maybe
the second one you're getting close, you're not gonna win.
But you know that had to drive you go even
more because if you quit, you know, then you know
(17:55):
you're getting chance to somebody else to achieve your dream.
And it's like those those tests that come before you
cheap something big. Yeah, yeah, definitely, And uh, I mean
in the business side, you know it's probably I'm not
the right person to sell, you know, uh to the
young I don't even know how to say it in
(18:16):
English business people. Business people sounds good with with bead word,
you are always asking for travel for Slovakians to I
gave up a bed word interpreter. Yeah, I think that
was closer, but not right, I think. But but I
(18:40):
don't think I'm the right person to tell business people,
you know, advice, because I don't have the school, I
don't have as much experience. But I know discipline is
important even in the business because if you have your
mindset and you have your dream, very want to see
your company and uh, and you have to write people
(19:04):
around you who you trust. I think that's a good
start and I think right now that's what I have
in my company. We've got certain issues we're dealing with
through the COVID Night team like everybody else. But we
had a meeting. I told them where I see the company,
you know, maybe in the five years and uh, you know,
(19:25):
obviously it's uh certain things necessary for my side, certain
things from their sides are necessary to be successful. But
I think it's important to see the vision and h
I said that discipline is so important for me to
bring to the company and people are people like that,
(19:48):
and we start doing the coaching, you know, for drivers,
plus for the top businessmen who are making the business
for my company. And I like the how the year
two thousand when you once started in my company and uh,
you know what potential. Well, so to sum it up,
it's the belief and the discipline. I think those are
(20:13):
quite a good attributes to have to be successful. So
on that note, Marian, thank you so much for your time.
Really appreciate it. I hope everything goes well with your company,
that you stay stayed with your family, and that most
importantly we meet somewhere on ski slopes Verston. Well, definitely
I would like that. First of all, thanks uh for invite.
(20:34):
That was a great chat and uh, I'm sure we'll
see each other somewhere. Thanks so much, yea, thank you.
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(20:54):
of your day. By
Would you say a war getting and discipline are two
biggest values we take from the world of sports into
the business. Definitely discipline. It's number one for me. It
doesn't matter everything sport or business or growing up or
teaching your children. I think discipline is the key. And uh,
(00:22):
the sports showed me so much and put the word
discipline in the number one spot for me. Well, Marian,
thank you so much for your time. I know you
don't do too much of a media stuff these days,
trying to be of the rather, which is understandable. So
I really appreciate that you made the efforts to be
our next guest, which is super excited. Well, uh, yeah,
(00:45):
you're right. I don't do much media stuff, but you
know some of them I do. And consider yourself a
lucky one. Well, I do consider right, so that well,
I can't believe you just said that. Okay, I'm the
lucky one. And I know how precious your time is.
(01:09):
I'm not gonna waste it too much. And I go
straight to the point that interests me the most, and
is this new series this year we've got on our
show called Business After Sports, and I want to ask
you what, in your opinion has helped you to make
the transition from professional athletes on the top of the
world to being just as successful in your second career. Well,
(01:33):
I don't know exactly if there is like only one point,
but for me from sport coming to life after hockey,
it wasn't as hard as maybe for some athletes. Is
because during my career, I already have my money in.
(01:57):
Uh this type of business I have already when I
was playing, my sports center with the golf course and
tennis courts and you know, um um some of the buildings,
So I was already like while I was playing, my
focus was strictly on hockey, but after when I came
(02:18):
home for the summer, I was trying to get to
know the business side of certain things. Obviously we didn't
have a chance to go to school because we were
busy to play professional But it's kind of interesting me
when I had the time to get involved way more
(02:38):
and so after when my career was at the end
and I knew I'm gonna play more hockey, I was
getting myself more involved and with my companies. So that
makes that transmission or transfer way easier. And uh, I
(02:58):
m as busy with my life as I was playing hockey.
Obviously less traveled, but my mind is always working and
I like to get involved in certain things and I
don't like just eat at home. I'm so glad you
are saying this because I think we are exactly the same,
and it's it's cool to know that, because sometimes I
(03:19):
feel like, is it strange? Is this how it was
supposed to be? You know? I think when we were
competing without okay, the retirement live will be. I don't know,
sitting on the beach, but I think because of the
way we've been brought up and our work at it,
it's just no way we can operate on kind of
a normal levels. I guess most likely. Yeah, I mean
(03:41):
I cannot speak for everybody. I just for me. It
was just natural, you know. Obviously I have more time
with my kids. I don't travel as much and mostly
nights time sleep in my bed. Uh. And you know
it's great, I don't have to travel as much. When
I was younger, I enjoyed it, but towards the end,
(04:01):
when my kids were growing up, I just felt, you know,
I want to be more with them at home, and
I started loving more home games instead of being away. Well,
I'm not lying. Once a while, it would be nice
to get away for one night and get that nice
full sleep and relaxed at night and watch a movie
by yourself. But you know, lots of credit goes to
the wife. On the other hand, you know, life after hockey.
(04:25):
I'm enjoying it. I'm not lying, you know. It's uh.
I had a great career, a long one, you know,
not too many injuries. I consider so my uh, myself
a lucky But on the other hand, I realized, you know,
there is a life after this scot there is life
after hockey, and right now I enjoyed, well not right now,
(04:46):
but when my uh, when there was no COVID, I
started sking and I was like, wow, this is this
is great. You go with the gondola out to the
mountain and the whole world is underneath you, and the
view and uh, the atmosphere, the the relax It's something
(05:06):
I never experienced because during that time I was always
only explained somewhere. And this is the first time when
I had a giance to relax, bring the family and
start skiing, and I got love in love with that support.
And I think also the ot of value to ed
to that Sking parties that there is no constant thinking, right,
(05:28):
I cannot injure myself. I have to be super fit
because I have to perform. Suddenly we have the freedom
to try out so many different things. Yeah, definitely, you
are right. And before we couldn't even do it because
we had it in contract. Right, you cannot ski because
you can injure yourself and your contract would be canceled.
So I never even like worry about Sking and why
(05:51):
should I write? And all of suddenly, when I could,
I said, like, let's try. You know, it should be fun,
you know, at least what I hear from the friends.
And after I tried it, and there was like a drug,
you know, I want to do it more and more
and more. And I got in love with that sport.
And every time I had a chance, either with the
family or just with the friends. We went to Austria,
(06:13):
we went to Italy, and I just loved being on
the hills and ski. I think that's another privilege we
take with us from the sport. And it's actually something
I want to ask you that for us, it's so
natural we retire, but we still keep active, you know, um,
you know, doing either other sports or I'm sure you're
the same, you love to still work out. I was
(06:35):
shocked when I started to go to the gym after
my retirement and I got to ask, well, why do
you work out still? What do you even say to that?
Because I was like, because we enjoyed, I don't know,
did you find that also strange? Well? Yes, but also
I look at that everybody is different, right. I got
my teammates who hate to work out when they were playing,
(06:58):
so I knew most likely when they have an option,
they're gonna bail out and they're gonna, you know, take
the you know, sitting on a couch and drinking beer.
You know, it's everybody's choice, but definitely for for me,
I need to be active. I love to work out,
and I that's a lifestyle. You know, that's my lifestyle,
and I enjoyed. I wanna I wanna be active just
(07:20):
like you. Like you like to do morning runs and
I like to go to boxing. You know, I like
to do things I didn't do what I was playing,
and a box is one of them. I started enjoying
box and slowly getting better in it. You know, it
kept me in the shape and start watching way more
(07:41):
boxing games, and I started realizing how hard it is
to play any individual sports. You know, we got lucky
because there was like plenty players, but just like tennis
or you know, fighters, they're in a ring by themselves
and that's had to be mentally strong. So lots of
praid to you guys. Thank you. Um, I'm glad you
(08:05):
mentioned the physical part of the retirement as well. How
did you find to get yourself into that routine because
that's something I struggled with as a tennis player. Basically
the day, unlike you guys, it's on my coel because
I'm paying my team. So basically I say we're gonna
(08:27):
practice this time, We're gonna do physio. This time, I'm
in charge. And suddenly I had to, you know, transition
to being on a TV set where I'm told by
fifty people what to do. So mentally I found it difficult.
How did you deal with that to kind of find
a completely different structure during the day because we don't
have the games, you don't have the workout. What what
(08:49):
has helped you with that? Well, that's the difference between
me and you, because you were charged before and now
I need the charge. Yeah, that I enjoyed it because
we were told through my whole career, you have to
be at the airport this time, you have to better
practice this time. You know that everything is set up
(09:10):
and you have to just follow the times and you
cannot be late. So that's why I was, you know,
right on time. Today you're cold and you were so surprised.
It's like, yeah, so I used to it, you know.
And right now for me, I am in the church
and I am the boss this because I can go
(09:32):
to my company and I'm setting up the meetings, you
know at the time, where for me, it's uh suits
me and I don't try to get advantage of that,
you know, and the bossing people around, because that's not me.
But you know, it's cool to be your own boss
of your time. And I never had that when I
(09:52):
was playing hockey. So for me, it's it's great and
it's uh it's something you get used to it, and
it's uh, it's great to have that option. Would you
say war getting and discipline are the two biggest values
we take from the world of sports into the business
or would you definitely definitely discipline is number one for me.
(10:17):
Doesn't matter if it is sport or business or growing
up or teaching your children. I think discipline is the key,
and the sports showed me so much and put the
world discipline in the number one spot for me at least,
I know that now. You mentioned that you started to
(10:40):
really focus on the business side of things during the summer,
and from the interviews I've already made this year, that's
obviously the clear message that you have to start thinking
about that while you still competing. Now. It's easier sin
than done, because you know, all of our focus goes
to our sports and you know, at the end of
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the day we are super tired. You have your family
to take care of. So how did you find the
way to you know, start thinking about it, because that's
I mean, that's uh to me. It's so admirable, and
that's why I appreciate having you on the show, because
you know, winning Standing Cup three times and at the
same time thinking already about your future. You know, we
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don't find too many people like that. Well, obviously it's
not something I plan, uh necessarily, it's done something maybe
it came or with with the opportunities. You know, I
was lucky enough make make a good money and obviously
you don't want to leave everything in one basket, and
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you try to spread portfolio. And a long time ago
with a frozen business, what I got on East Slovakia,
you know, in your town. Uh, it came naturally. You know.
One of my cousins was in a business. He asked
me if I want to join, you know, and I
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got into it. Obviously I didn't know at the time
in two thousand and eight what I was doing. But
I think when you get older, you you started learning,
and you getting more interest when you get older. Uh,
and right now I know way more than I knew,
you know, maybe ten years ago. So you're learning, and
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I think that's you know, school is great, you know,
I think it's important. But when you didn't have time
go to school, you still do good things in business.
When you want to learn, now, it's just up to you.
You know, have you have you uh, how you tell yourself?
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And I think that's so important. You can do anything
if you believe yourself. You know, not just in a
sports but I think in a business. That's that's really deep.
And to hear it from from someone like you that
obviously knows what he's talking about. We mentioned a little
bit of your career and I'm not going to spend
too much time on it, but on personal level, what
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has been the biggest achievement? Was it the first time
winning Cup? The second time? Third time? What is you know?
When we mentioned your career, what comes first to your mind? Uh? Definitely, Uh,
in two thousand and eight when I lost, I lost,
in two thousand nine, and now in two thousand and
ten we lost in Olympics that for the bronze against Finland.
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So there was three tough losses for me with the
great teams. And maybe you start questioning in a certain
times yourself if you really can do certain things. And
I knew I had my quality, but for some reason,
I couldn't achieve that last step, you know, even like
when I trained hard and every year I expected prepared
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the better and better and better, and that life tested you.
And this is why you just you know, it's too quit.
But you know that's uh, that's too too easy for me,
you know. If I want to quit, you know, and
I just kind of get a question. You know what's next?
You know what you throve with me? You know, and
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I want to I want to kind of I want
to kind of find it and and I don't know
how to say that exactly English, but it didn't break me.
It kind of you know, tried. I tried to feed
of it, you know, I tried to know these things
make you stronger, and that's what did. Obviously, you get
lucky because you've got great teammates. Uh, that's what I
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was talking to. You know, when you're not in the
in the individual sports, you know, collective sports, you've got
a teammates. When you don't have a good day, they
can lift you and bring to the another round. And
that's how we want the First Standing Cups. So answer
your question, definitely, the First Standing Cup was the biggest
win for me. And the dream final came true and
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there was a you know something you never forget, um
when where those tough moments came and you said, Okay,
what's not gonna break me, gonna make me stronger? Uh
what did it mean exactly? Did you go to the
gym and worked even harder. Did you go to the
ring and practice your shot more or what? What? What
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was the process the routine you had to go through.
That's the one thing I definitely like the gym. I
like to work out. I talked to my conditional training
coach how to do all these certain things when your
body is tired and should I work harder or you know,
should maybe take a break. So I was communicating with
a strength coach in Chicago quite a bit and now
(15:46):
we got really closed. Um that's the one thing gonna
But I think your mind's way more important. How your
head is, uh, you know, the better than any because
you play individual sports just you maybe your coach, but
you cannot talk to him during the game. So it's
how you set your head. I think it's it's so important.
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And there's gonna be some big voices always uh, and
they're gonna you know, you read certain negative things and
obviously that bothers you. But when you get older, I
think you start realizing certain things and uh, and you
stop paying attention to that, or you must stop paying
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attention to that because you believe yourself and that's the
most important thing. And you know, maybe the one game
is not gonna be great or is the second, but
you know eventually you're gonna get there, and you've got
the quality to be, you know, between the top players
in in uh, in a tennis or in a hockey
and you know you at that level, it just it
(16:50):
just look at better mind said, you know, I think
that's so important in that high level. So two messages
if you can share for young athletes, um that are
on top level as far as their career goes and
as far as the business after go. That's a that's
(17:10):
a tough question. UM. Two kind of messages to tell
those young players if they struggle, Let's say they haven't
achieved the potentially yet, but they're they're on the way,
but to to make that next step to win the cup,
to win Grenslam, I think you know your mindset, you
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have to believe your believe yourself. I think that's that's
that's it. Hey, uh, maybe the one troum and you're
not gonna, you know, gonna when you're getting close. Maybe
the second one you're getting close, you're not gonna win.
But you know that had to drive you go even
more because if you quit, you know, then you know
(17:55):
you're getting chance to somebody else to achieve your dream.
And it's like those those tests that come before you
cheap something big. Yeah, yeah, definitely, And uh, I mean
in the business side, you know it's probably I'm not
the right person to sell, you know, uh to the
young I don't even know how to say it in
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English business people. Business people sounds good with with bead word,
you are always asking for travel for Slovakians to I
gave up a bed word interpreter. Yeah, I think that
was closer, but not right, I think. But but I
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don't think I'm the right person to tell business people,
you know, advice, because I don't have the school, I
don't have as much experience. But I know discipline is
important even in the business because if you have your
mindset and you have your dream, very want to see
your company and uh, and you have to write people
(19:04):
around you who you trust. I think that's a good
start and I think right now that's what I have
in my company. We've got certain issues we're dealing with
through the COVID Night team like everybody else. But we
had a meeting. I told them where I see the company,
you know, maybe in the five years and uh, you know,
(19:25):
obviously it's uh certain things necessary for my side, certain
things from their sides are necessary to be successful. But
I think it's important to see the vision and h
I said that discipline is so important for me to
bring to the company and people are people like that,
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and we start doing the coaching, you know, for drivers,
plus for the top businessmen who are making the business
for my company. And I like the how the year
two thousand when you once started in my company and uh,
you know what potential. Well, so to sum it up,
it's the belief and the discipline. I think those are
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quite a good attributes to have to be successful. So
on that note, Marian, thank you so much for your time.
Really appreciate it. I hope everything goes well with your company,
that you stay stayed with your family, and that most
importantly we meet somewhere on ski slopes Verston. Well, definitely
I would like that. First of all, thanks uh for invite.
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That was a great chat and uh, I'm sure we'll
see each other somewhere. Thanks so much, yea, thank you.
I hope you have enjoyed today's episode and getting to
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