when I look for a good coach qualities of a good coach really what I was looking for and what I look for from being a kid going up through football through all the other sports I played to even now in Cross Fit doing it as, you know, professional Cross Fit athlete as an adult.

The thing that I'm looking for is like, do you care about developing character? That's what I'm asking. That's like, do you want to care about developing character?

That's what I'm asking.

That's like, do you want to make me a better human being?

Because that's, that is the sole reason why we should be doing anything

that we do.

Are we becoming better human beings?

Are we becoming better individuals growing

and developing our characters

so that we can serve the world around us

and be just be a force that helps change the world and makes a difference.

And that's what I wanted to know.

It's like, I want those people in my life.

Hello and welcome to pursuing health. I'm Dr. Julie Fushe, family physician and

former Cross-Fic Games athlete. Here I bring you information and

inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and medicine

and support your journey toward your healthiest self. Thank you so much for joining me. Now let's get

started with this week's episode. In this episode I sit down with Cole Sager, six-time Cross Fit Games athlete,

former Washington University football player, and 2017 Spirit of the Cross Fit Games Award winner.

After Cole found Cross Fit during his senior year of college,

he put his NFL dreams on hold,

and it wasn't long before he found himself

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