Many athletes work their whole lives for a chance to compete in the Olympics. Thousands of hours go into training for an event that can last a few minutes. Some like Miachel Phelps find glory, while many more fall short of their dreams. Few know this journey better than Dave Durante. During his career, Dave put in the hard work and saw success and heartbreak at the highest level. He gives an incredible candid look into the process associated with the pursuit of greatness on the world stage.
Dave is a multiple time USA gymnastics national champion and was part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team as an alternate. He helped coach Stanford University to an NCAA Team Title in 2009. He is also the co-owner of Power Monkey Fitness and Power Monkey Camp.
In this episode we learn how Dave handled the lowest point of his career, when he was not selected to compete in the 2008 Olympics. We explore the day to day of a Team USA athlete before and during the games, what Dave has learned about being an elite athlete from being a coach, and how the future is looking for olympic sports like men’s gymnastics (Spoiler, it isn’t promising).
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