Way of Champions Podcast #197 Jay DeMerit, EPL and US National Team Player: "The Bigger the Risks You Take, the Bigger the Incentives at the End" (replay)
Dec 6, 2020
01:07:08
This week on the Way of Champions Podcast we are sharing a replay of EPL and US National Team Player Jay DeMerit. Jay has one of the most unique stories to success the sport of soccer has ever seen. An MLS reject that backpacked to Europe and climbed the English soccer pyramid from the 12th tier to become the captain of Watford FC in the English Premier League. He also represented the US Mens National Team for five years, playing every minute of his teams games in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In 2011 he became the first ever signing & captain for the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS. He finished his career in 2014, after captaining the Vancouver Whitecaps for four seasons. Visit his website at https://jaydemeritstory.com/. Using his vast experience in professional soccer, Jay will share the highs and the lows he's endured along his journey through his 10-year professional career. Highlights are the season of 2006-07, where Jay and his underdog Watford FC team were promoted to the English Premier League, the biggest soccer league in the world, as well as his experiences in playing a major role in the World Cup in 2010. Defining leadership traits, dealing with adversities, identifying commonality between diverse personalities, creating culture, and role management are just a few things Jay will touch on, as well as how he learned to lead from others through mentorship, and then grow into captain himself. Jay has taken the stage at Tedx Vancouver (https://youtu.be/zKwZutf5GGU), spoken at a wide variety of national conferences, and has even been the keynote speaker on "Grit" at the US Soccer Federation's annual symposium. His story was the subject of "Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story" a documentary released in 2011 after a successful kickstarter campaign, where the passionate soccer community raised $223,000 to turn this important story into a feature film. Highlights from the Podcast:
- When Jay became a soccer player
- On Learning to adapt to the opportunities
- Why choosing life experiences made the difference
- On being a pub league sub
- Be ready when the big break knocks on the door
- What it means to be a team player
- The world's most expensive game
- Coming home was the toughest thing
- One of Jay's greatest accomplishments
- Jay's advice to young players
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