Miles Chamley-Watson: #1 Mindset Shift That Changes Everything (Try THIS to Stay Sharp, Focused, and In Control)

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Jay asks what Miles is most proud of, and the answer bypasses medals entirely. Never losing Miles is the answer — still being the same 12-year-old kid at heart, just 6'5" and covered in tattoos. Changing his sport forever is the other. As evidence, he shares a message from the mother of a bullied Black kid in North Carolina who brought pictures of Miles to school — and it changed things. Miles gets emotional. He grew up in a sport with no one who looked like him to look up to, so the knowledge that he is now that person for others hits differently. He also reflects on authenticity: from lying about playing basketball to avoid mockery, to having his Instagram handle simply be 'fencer' — his whole career has been about converting shame into identity. Michael Strahan's advice resonates: never mess up your main. Fencing was always his main. Everything else followed. ^{[1] — Miles Chamley-Watson "Winning is great, but changing a sport is bigger than any Olympic gold medal I could ever win." 02:15 Play}