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March 21, 2018 40 mins

#15 Episode with Theresa Sherry – She Plays to Win

MARCH 21, 2018

 

Theresa Sherry.

2000.

Truckee, California.

I am driven.

I am thoughtful.

I am learning.

BE ready.

 

Badass Quotes:

  • “My teams were my families.” (5:15)
  • “I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” (15:30)
  • “I think striving for excellence rather than perfection is the way to go.” (19:45)
  • “I’m overscheduled.” (22:00)
  • “If I see something that can be done, I want to do it the best.” (23:00)
  • “I really hate losing.” (28:45)
  • “I don’t play not to lose (34:15)
  • “People are my home.” (36:30)
  • “I’m a champion because of the little moments that I overcome the hard stuff.” (38:40)

 

Podcast Intro

Theresa Sherry is a champion. She won a World Championship for the United States on the U19 team in 1999. She won 2 National Champions for the lacrosse team at Princeton, where she also played soccer for all four years. She started a business to grow the sport she loves along with the confidence of thousands of girls who play or have played in her programs. This is a woman who has BEEN through stuff, which she would say is what makes her the most ready for whatever is to come.

 

Official Bio:

Theresa Sherry was born in Truckee, California and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland as the oldest of Paul and Jan Sherry's 4 children. She was a 3x All-American at Princeton University where she won 2 NCAA Championships, 4 Ivy League Championships in lacrosse, and 3 Ivy League Championships in soccer. [more ...] - https://tenacityproject.org/staff/

 

Biggest Takeaways:

  • Christian Science as helpful to mental toughness (9:40)
  • Why she has the best job in the world (14:30)
  • What intimidates Theresa (17:30)
  • What kind of coach is Theresa (20:45)
  • Hardest thing she’s ever done (26:00)
  • How Theresa gets “ready” (33:15)
  • What TENACITY is (38:00)

 

Major Conversation Highlights 

  • Theresa singing national anthem (2:30)
  • Tools for grieving (11:25)
  • Why she changed Tenacity from for-profit to non-profit (18:45)
  • What keeps her going (22:45)
  • How sports saved her life (23:45)
  • Favorite failure (29:00)
  • Theresa’s 7-line pitch (31:45)
  • How Theresa defies labels (37:00)

 

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Links

The Tenacity Project

https://tenacityproject.org

 

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