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Matai Leuta - Pursuing Your Dreams, & The Mindset for Success

Ep. 8
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Matai Leuta has played for the USA Sevens since early 2015, he was at the recent Olympics and has been capped 4 times for the USA Eagles in 15s.


Matai talks about,

  • The day Mike Friday sat him down and told him his attitude needed to change.
  • What it was like growing up in Fiji 
  • How he knew at age 7/8 what his life’s purpose was and how he pursued it from that day.
  • The obstacles he had to overcome to pursue his goal and become an International Sevens player.
  • How taxing sevens is and the mindset you need to stay at the top.
  • A typical training day with the USA Sevens.
  • How he gets balance in his life and avoids burnout.
  • How it felt missing out on Rio 2016, and getting to Tokyo 2021
  • The lessons he learned from failure at the Olympics and how he is moving forward.
  • How the USA Sevens have built The Dawgs
  • What you can do to build trust among teammates on the field.
  • How he deals with high pressurized situations in matches.


You can find Matai on instagram @muhfly


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