Their Life Story

Jamie McCartney

October 28, 2020 Robin Lavigne Season 1 Episode 16
Jamie McCartney
Their Life Story
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Their Life Story
Jamie McCartney
Oct 28, 2020 Season 1 Episode 16
Robin Lavigne

Jamie is the Physical Performance Lead and Technical Push Coach for Bobsleigh Canada. Before that he worked with The U.S. Paralympic Ski team and Alpine Canada. Jamie has played University football and been on bobsleigh Canada himself as an athlete.  In this episode he talks about being bullied as a boy, then learning to to defend himself and others. He talks about growing up in a small town and later moving back there to start a family, what it's like working with Paralympian's, getting in a massive bar fight the first day on the job as a bouncer with another bouncer who ended up becoming a life long friend, how he managed to play high level football without ever playing growing up, finding the woman of his dreams, crazy stories from his youth and what it takes to become successful.

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Jamie is the Physical Performance Lead and Technical Push Coach for Bobsleigh Canada. Before that he worked with The U.S. Paralympic Ski team and Alpine Canada. Jamie has played University football and been on bobsleigh Canada himself as an athlete.  In this episode he talks about being bullied as a boy, then learning to to defend himself and others. He talks about growing up in a small town and later moving back there to start a family, what it's like working with Paralympian's, getting in a massive bar fight the first day on the job as a bouncer with another bouncer who ended up becoming a life long friend, how he managed to play high level football without ever playing growing up, finding the woman of his dreams, crazy stories from his youth and what it takes to become successful.