Episode Twenty Two : Tim Seifert - Taking Chances

Reel Tails with Sweens - Podcast By Dwayne Sweeney

Episode Twenty Two :

In this episode I catch up with Tim Seifert.

Tim is an International cricket player who currently specialises in the short forms of the game. He is a Blackcap who has represented the team in both ODI and T20 cricket as a wicketkeeper batsman.

It has been T20 cricket where he has really made a name for himself for his aggressive batting style at the top of the order, and is currently the New Zealand record holder for the fast century which came off only 40 balls. He has also competed at both the CPL and world famous IPL.

In this episode we discuss a range of topics such as, what it’s like to travel the world playing the sport he loves, being mentored by New Zealand cricket icon Brendon McCullum and his introduction to the Blackcaps.

We also discuss the enjoyment he gets from the sport of golf, getting covid in India, growing up with dyslexia and so much more.

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Show Notes:

2:11 - Introduction, Tim shares his thoughts on the World test championship victory from the Blackcaps and how we know each other

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8:24 - The power social media has to help connect with like minded people and learning how to balance the positives and negatives as an athlete

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12:15 - The sport of golf and how its a great release for athletes

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13:56 - Introduction to the Blackcaps, setting the New Zealand record for the fastest century and then being mentored by New Zealand cricket icon Brendon McCullum

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30:52 - The importance of leaders and followers

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34:30 - Cricket players being the masters of being able to mentally switch on and off throughout a game

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38:02 - The “Where were you when…..” moment of the world test championship victory for the Blackcaps

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40:35 - Living a life of travel as a kid and travelling as an athlete, the attention our top cricketers gain overseas

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53:43 - Playing men’s grade cricket at the age of 15 and how it helped develop his game, the strength of moving for opportunity

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1:00:00 - The power of saying yes and living in the moments

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1:01:59 - Growing up with dyslexia and how difficult that was

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1:08:17 - The proposal in between quarantine bubbles

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1:13:25 - Getting covid in India, dealing with that and the support he had from Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum

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1:24:54 - Final thoughts