He saved James Hird's career... then lost seven years of memory | John Quinn
About this episode
John Quinn shares his journey from coaching elite athletes to overcoming a life-altering brain disease.
John Quinn has worked with some of the biggest names in Australian sport. We’re talking James Hird, Kevin Sheedy and Matthew Lloyd; Nathan Cleary and the Penrith Panthers; even Cathy Freeman as Australia’s sprints & relay coach at Sydney 2000. But his most remarkable story isn't about the athletes he's coached. After helping save Hird's career following a devastating foot injury, John would later face a battle of his own, surviving a rare brain disease that stole years of his memory and changed his life forever. He joins Dyl & Friends to share lessons from a lifetime in high performance, leadership, resilience and finding out what people are truly capable of when they're pushed to their limits. We talk: The phone call from Kevin Sheedy that brought him to Essendon… despite never watching AFL How he helped James Hird return from a career-threatening navicular injury The secrets behind Essendon's famous 2000 premiership season Why Matthew Lloyd was one of the hardest workers he's ever coached The AFL players who could have become elite track athletes Working with Olympians, AFL players, NRL stars and world-class athletes What separates good athletes from great athletes The…
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