Jimmy Conrad Needs a Doctor

Former Revs keeper Matt Reis joins the show. He chats about spending half of his pro career as a backup and the other half as one of the most reliable keepers in MLS.

Imagine playing as your favorite club with your favorite legends in FIFA, then all of a sudden you're playing alongside them. Kenny Cooper tells us about his experiences doing just that with Manchester United.

USL Championship club San Diego Loyal take a stand against racism and homophobia in back-to-back matches. Jimmy and Lee talk about how San Diego's reaction in both matches can help lead to actual change in sports.

C. J. Sapong joins the show to speak about his battles with racial profiling, fighting against it, and helping establish a new normal in our society.

Pulisic, Heath, McKennie, Press, Reyna ... the list keeps growing. But what mental qualities do these players have to become a star, and what can you do, to maybe, one day add your name to the list.

Weston McKennie's start for Italian giants, Juventus, is yet another sign that soccer in the United States is in the right direction. What does this mean for young Americans who are also looking for success in soccer?

Former USMNT forward and current ESPN commentator Taylor Twellman comes on the show to talk about working hard to prove himself and dealing with it when it still wasn't enough. 

Mental health and the negative stigma it has in sports. 

Jimmy and Lee talk to Dr. Jenny Etnier about the cognitive benefits of physical activity and how she's written two more books than Jimmy. 

Jimmy and Lee talk about why are we motivated to do anything if we have to sacrifice time with those that we love. 

Jimmy and Lee chat about finding the balance in life when it comes to working hard and relaxing. When is it okay to work hard and when is it okay to just relax and take a break.

Jimmy and Lee chat with NBC Sports host Ahmed Fareed. They talk about Ahmed's career in broadcasting, working his way up, and appreciating every moment.

Jimmy and Lee talk about what Jimmy went through after retiring and not having to wear small shorts while kicking a ball everyday. This episode gives good advice to future athletes that are retiring soon, but don't really have an answer to that major question, "now what?".

Jimmy and Lee are joined by former Colombian Olympian and current soccer influencer Melissa Ortiz. They talked about Melissa's career with the Colombian National Team, playing in Iceland, and staying grounded through all of it. 

Jimmy and Lee talk about the advantage people who fail have because it allows them to figure out what they are really made of.

The guys are joined by Houston Dynamo Academy Director Paul Holocher. They chat about Paul's professional career as a player pre-MLS and during MLS's early days, as well as his transition into coaching and how he learned how to succeed in his current role. 

Jimmy and Lee talk about an experience early in Jimmy's career where his teammate, Jeff Agoos, came back from a USMNT camp and had confidence flowing out of his ears. Seeing this, Jimmy thought, "I'll play with that same confidence" and surprisingly his game elevated because he visualized what it felt like achieving his goal.  

Jimmy and his doctor, Dr.Lee, are joined by Survivor winner and cancer survivor Ethan Zohn. They talk about never giving up on hopes and dreams, and never forgetting to live. 

Jimmy and Lee debate on whether Americans going to Europe is necessarily the right choice for every player from the US. 

Former American soccer player, and current ESPN soccer analyst, Herculez Gomez joins Jimmy and Lee to chat about Herc's challenges as a Mexican-American playing in Mexico and the US.

Jimmy forces Lee to talk about his struggles and accomplishments that led him to be the successful Performance Psychology Coach he is today. 

One of the most influential sports and medicine coaches in English football, Tony Strudwick, joins Jimmy and Lee to chat about his career as a member of Manchester United and now Sheffield Wednesday's backroom team. 

Jimmy and Lee discuss how gritting and grinding early in life helped them achieve success.

Canadian beach volleyball star Sarah Pavan chats with Jimmy and Lee about how she deals with pressure and how COVID-19 put her Olympic dreams on hold.

One of the most decorated and admired grassroots soccer coaches in Asia, Tom Byer, joins Jimmy and Lee to talk about his transition from life in America to Japan and his career in youth soccer. 

Jimmy and Lee talk about the pressures athletes feel when they are forced to perform, even when the conditions, such as COVID-19, prove otherwise. 

Former Ajax and USMNT player John O'Brien joins Jimmy and Lee to talk about his new career in psychology and his pass experiences in the beautiful game.

We love sports. We love following our favorite athletes and seeing them perform. But do we actually know what is going on in their mind? Former U.S. Men's National Team player Jimmy Conrad and Performance Psychology Coach Lee Hancock dive deep to better understand the mental side of sports.