Maro Itoje is a rugby union player, currently playing for Saracens and the England national team. Having joined Saracens at 16 years old, Maro shares how the kindness, manners and dedication of the senior players has shaped him. He discusses how his parents never pushed him to focus on rugby, so all of his motivation was internal. Maro claims to not be the most talented player, rather his skillset is based on output and how hard he can work. This allowed him to take ownership of his commitments and efforts. Maro shares how rugby will never be his “true identity”, as it’s crucial for him to have varied interests and hobbies outside of rugby. He is currently studying for his Master of Business Administration at University of Warwick. In this episode they discuss authenticity, what it means to be a cultural architect and the role trash talk plays in his life. Get MORE from High Performance: Watch all our episodes on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/HighPerformancePodcast/videos Listen on your Podcast player: http://www.podfollow.com/highperformance Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highperformance/ Join our new Book Club : https://www.facebook.com/groups/highperformancebookclub Order the new High Performance Daily Journal - 365 ways to become your best! smarturl.it/HPJournal Get bonus content and all episodes ad-free with 'High Performance Plus': Apple Podcasts apple.co/highperformance or Supercast https://highperformanceplus.supercast.com/ Join our FREE members club the High Performance Circle. Just go to https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/thecircle You will get: • Weekly Monday Motivation Newsletter with Book Recommendations, Discount Codes, and more! • Exclusive early video access • Keynote speeches that keep you learning • And much more! Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster: Thanks to WHOOP for sponsoring High Performance - the new WHOOP 4.0 is a wearable Fitness and Health Coach that helps you to Sleep Better, Train Smarter and Recover Faster - ultimately helping you to be the best possible version of yourself - get your first month free on us - https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/HPP #highperformance #podcast #maroitoje #englandrugby #saracens