Legendary author & podcaster Malcolm Gladwell joins Rich Roll to talk about all things overlooked and misunderstood in sports, life, education and more. To read more about Malcolm and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾https://bit.ly/richroll692a ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS & DAN DRAKE https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:37 - Is Malcolm the World's Ultimate Sandbagger? 00:04:56 - How to Make Overlooked Sports More Exciting? 00:13:26 - Challenging Lebron James to a Mile Race 00:16:02 - The Literary Mile Challenge 00:17:57 - Age & Performance Capacity 00:27:42 - AD BREAK 00:29:33 - Legacy of Speed 00:39:27 - Voice, Exit or Loyalty 00:44:11 - Olympics 68 - Tommy Smith's Amazing World Record on a Pulled Groin 00:45:37 - 1968 Olympics, Making a Symbolic Statement 00:55:56 - Shortcomings of the Olympics 01:03:58 - AD BREAK 01:05:33 - Back to Olympics '68, Lee Evans 01:13:39 - Wrong Assumptions About Perseverance 01:19:05 - The Best Way to Run at 100% is to Not Run at 100% 01:23:04 - Malcolm's Technique w/ Getting the Best Interview 01:28:21 - Malcolm's Move to Creative Audio 01:39:04 - Using Audio for the Paul Simon Book 01:41:30 - Peak Performance vs Longevity 01:49:46 - Malcolm’s Thoughts on Competition 01:55:00 - Closing Thoughts * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast