From primary school sports to the Olympics, athletic mastery plays a major role in our sense of achievement. In this week's TED Radio Hour, four TED speakers explore the minds and bodies of champions who achieve extraordinary feats.
Participants:
Diana Nyad gives her view of what It takes to swim for many hours In dangerous waters
David Epstein cionsiders the statistics and asks: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?
Amy Purdy tells her story of using personal callenges to live beyond limits.
and Sarah Lewis addressed the question: How do our near-wins motivate us to keep going?
