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Paul Walker

@paulwalker

Partner at Zone Read Ventures in beautiful Austin, Texas.

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This is October 2. Love it or hate it, @kylesockwell has made his mark on college swimming.
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I've coached Olympians for almost 40 years, and my athletes have won over 30 Olympic gold medals. I don't want a single one of them to be mentally tough. Mentally tough people break down under pressure. 🧵
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I've coached over 30 Olympic gold medals. I've worked with some of the greatest athletes in history. Here are the lessons I wish more people understood:🧵
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@byBDavisOct 2
Every athlete, no matter the sport, should read this.👇
Bob Bowman (@coach_bowman) profile pictureBob Bowman
@coach_bowmanOct 2
I've coached over 30 Olympic gold medals. I've worked with some of the greatest athletes in history. Here are the lessons I wish more people understood:🧵
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in case you missed it 🤘 #HookEm
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One of ours. One of the Elite. 🤘 #HookEm
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one more time celebrating back-to-back titles 🤘 #HookEm
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plan accordingly 🤘 #HookEm
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Steve Magness, Do Hard Things: Alex Honnold, the climber from Free Solo, has a fear center that barely fires, yet he walked off his first El Capitan attempt the second the fear was real, then came back and finished. Toughness isn't ignoring fear. It's listening, then responding. Most crisis plans train the protocol and forget the person who runs it.linkedin.com/pulse/nobody-dr… via @LinkedIn
Nobody Drills the Panic

Nobody Drills the Panic

Steve Magness built Do Hard Things around one idea most crisis plans ignore: real toughness is not bravado. It is the trained ability to stay calm and make a clear decision while your brain and body...

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Check out my latest article: Simple Beats Complete (and Complex). linkedin.com/pulse/simple-be… via @LinkedIn
Simple Beats Complete (and Complex).

Simple Beats Complete (and Complex).

The Economist just marked 40 years of its Big Mac Index. The memory it set off is worth more to me than the economics.

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Check out my latest article: Ransomware Now Threatens Food Shelves linkedin.com/pulse/ransomwar… via @LinkedIn
Ransomware Now Threatens Food Shelves

Ransomware Now Threatens Food Shelves

Coca-Cola’s Fairlife didn’t lose a database this month. It lost its factory.

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Check out my latest article: Craneware Was Breached. Ten Thousand Clinics and Pharmacies Inherited the Risk. linkedin.com/pulse/craneware… via @LinkedIn
Craneware Was Breached. Ten Thousand Clinics and Pharmacies Inherited the Risk.

Craneware Was Breached. Ten Thousand Clinics and Pharmacies Inherited the Risk.

If you run one of the ten thousand, the question is not whether a vendor exposed you. It is whether you could answer when one does.

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Check out my latest article: Meta let a model decide who to fire linkedin.com/pulse/meta-let-… via @LinkedIn
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Check out my latest article: Brown is the first major AI-cheating case where the school is in trouble for not punishing students. linkedin.com/pulse/brown-fir… via @LinkedIn
Brown is the first major AI-cheating case where the school is in trouble for not punishing students.

Brown is the first major AI-cheating case where the school is in trouble for not punishing students.

Brown University is the first major AI-cheating case in which the institution is in trouble for failing to punish students. This has been all over the media this week; here is the lowdown: Economics...

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Alabama fired two athletics staffers for betting on Kalshi and self-reported it as a minor Level III violation. The story isn’t the size. It’s the platform. On a CFTC event-contract market, a bet never looks like a bet. Same wager, different costume. Why every AD is next: linkedin.com/pulse/alabama-f…
Alabama found the newest gambling gap in college sports. It doesn't look like gambling.

Alabama found the newest gambling gap in college sports. It doesn't look like gambling.

The University of Alabama fired two athletics department workers for wagering on Kalshi and disclosed the incident in its annual NCAA Level III report on July 3. On Kalshi, a bet never looks like a...

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John Bianco@UT_BiancoJun 25
IT’S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL‼️ The Learfield Directors’ Cup is staying on the Forty Acres for the THIRD-straight year and the FIFTH time in the last six years🏆🤘🏻 texaslonghorns.com/news/2026…
Texas Athletics claims 2025-26 Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup - University of Texas Athletics

Texas Athletics claims 2025-26 Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup - University of Texas Athletics

The Longhorns are the nation's top all-sports program for the third-straight year and fifth time in the last six years.

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the Directors’ Cup stays in Austin 🤘 #HookEm
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The @TexasLonghorns and AD @_delconte have secured their 5th NACDA Learfield Directors' Cup Championship. The award is given to the top performing athletic department. The Longhorn's top performing teams include: 🥇🏆 @TexasRowing 🚣‍♀️ @TexasSoftball 🥎@TexasMSD 🏊‍♂️ 🥈 @TexasMTN 🎾 🥉 @TexasWBB 🏀 @TexasWSD 🏊‍♀️ @TexasBeachVB 🏐 5th place @TexasVolleyball 🏐 @TexasMGolf 🏌️‍♂️ @TexasWGolf 🏌️‍♀️ 7th @TexasBaseball ⚾️ (ongoing) Congrats to all the athletes and staff who have made this possible. **Note: This assumes Stanford W Track does not win the Championship. Their max score is 30 points in the meet and no team scoring 30 or fewer points has finished higher than 5th place.** Hook Em 🤘 Photo: @UTFootballEdits
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Check out my latest article: Texas Tech is winning in court and losing in the two rooms that matter. linkedin.com/pulse/texas-tec… via @LinkedIn
Texas Tech is winning in court and losing in the two rooms that matter.

Texas Tech is winning in court and losing in the two rooms that matter.

Texas Tech University's starting quarterback bet roughly $90,000 on sports over four years. Tomorrow, the Big 12 board decides what it will cost the school.

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some traditions start at birth 🤘 #HookEm | @StDavidsHC
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John Bianco@UT_BiancoMar 29
What a day to be a Longhorn 🤘🏻 @TexasMSD back-to-back National Champions🏆🏆 🏀@TexasWBB advances to Elite Eight ⚾️@TexasBaseball Red River Rivalry sweep 🥎@TexasSoftball secures Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown series 2 more Ws for @TexasBeachVB @TexasRowing off & racing
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