The World of Sports Performance Podcast

#33 Greg Booth: Having Yao Ming as a Boss and Learning to Conform to the Culture Around You While Still Being You

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This week on the World of Sports Performance Podcast we are speaking with Greg Booth. Greg is currently the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Chinese Basketball Association. Greg has spent a lot of time Brazil as well as in China, where he has worked with various Olympic Teams. 


In this episode we discuss:


  • American Football in Brazil
  • How American sports have grown in Brazil
  • Living in Brazil compared to America
  • Arriving in China
  • Working under Yao Ming
  • S&C in China compared to the rest of the world
  • Greg’s challenge to get Chinese female athletes to do recovery work 


Greg can be found on LinkedIn @GregBooth


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