Issue #21May 2, 2026
The Second Injury
Why the second time something breaks, you learn the most. Notes from this week's Zac Stimpson interview.
There is a phenomenon in elite sport where the first injury terrifies the athlete and the second one teaches them. Zac Stimpson described it perfectly this week.
In this issue: the three lessons Zac extracted from his second crash, and the mental shift that finally stuck.
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