My special guest is Alex McKinnon. Alex is a former professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights and St George Illawarra Dragons. While injury cut short his career he has made huge inroads into the media and speaking world. He is an analyst for Fox Sports and has an exciting show Transitions on Players Voice where he interviews the legends of Australian sport.
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE
4:30 – Welcome Alex McKinnon
5:20 – Transitions
8:17 – Learning from legends
11:30 - Jharal Yow Yeh
13:15 – Wally Lewis
16:15 – Helping others through Challenges
18:18 – Interviewing people outside your comfort zone
22:44 – Growing up in Aberdeen
24:44 – Failure and moving on
26:34 – An eye for talent
27:50 – Moving to St Gregs
29:55 – Learning new cultures
31:51 – Finding Rugby League
34:25 – Analysing a game
38:45 – Finding the right environment for a player
40:40 – St Gregs with James Tedesco and Jack DeBelin
44:18 – The drive from missing out on the Australian Schoolboys
47:38 – MSC and Junior Reps
49:24 – His first professional contract
51:35 – Meeting Wayne Bennett for the first time
54:40 – Learning to be professional at the Dragons
57:30 – The real side of Darius Boyd
1:00:10 – Sitting on the first grade bench back in the day
1:01:49 – Growing up a Roosters fan
1:03:41 – Starting debut against the Gold Coast Titans
1:06:38 – Developing into a first grader
1:07:45 – The real story how he got to the Newcastle Knights
1:14:29 – Off field distractions at the Knights
1:16:17 – Reaction from the Newcastle community when he got hurt
1:18:22 – Finding mindfulness in his darkest times
1:21:09 – Standing 45 minutes at the Wedding
1:22:10 – Goal setting and rehab
1:25:11 – Relearning to use his arms
1:25:57 – Fatherhood
1:28:36 – Love of the UFC and relating to fighters
1:32:23 – Sonny Bill Williams
1:34:35 – 5 people he would invite to a private dinner party
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