Ep. 43 | Two-time Olympic Fencer | Laurence Halsted

Today we welcome two-time Olympic fencer, Laurence Halsted, to the podcast !   ✅Topics Discussed: 🤺 Growing up with parents who were ex-Olympic Fencers ⚔️ Laurence’s rise to success in the sport  🇬🇧Experience of competing at the London 2012 Olympics 🧠Psychological qualities he believes makes a professional fencer 🇧🇷 Experience of competing at the Rio 2016 Olympics 👊🏼 Experience of retiring from fencing 🌎 Laurence’s thoughts on the current Olympic system & what could be done to create a more sustainable one 🇩🇰 Role of being the performance director for the Danish Fencing Federation 🦋 Work with the True Athlete Project & his recent book which was recently published “Becoming a True Athlete: A Practical Philosophy for Flourishing Through Sport” 🔮 Future goals & ambitions