Why Winning Doesn’t Make You Great: Julie Fournier on the Truth Behind Success

In this conversation, Julie Fournier opens up about the process behind writing Beyond Winning — and the personal transformation it forced her to face. She talks about learning to live the same lessons she wrote about: choosing character over comparison, presence over perfection, and meaning over metrics.

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We unpack:
• Why “winning” fails to define greatness
• The danger of tying your identity to performance
• How coaches shape team culture through empathy
• What losing teaches you about resilience
• The battle between ambition, peace, and contentment
• The real cost of chasing achievements without self-awareness

If you’ve ever struggled with pressure, perfectionism, or the feeling that “success should feel better than this,” this episode will hit home.

This is more than basketball — it’s about who you become along the way.