#216: Beyond Sight - The Mindset of Dual Paralympian Darren Harris
Update: 2025-03-08
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In this episode of Martial Attitude Voice, I sit down with Darren Harris—dual Paralympian in football and judo, motivational speaker, and advocate for visually impaired athletes. He is England’s highest capped and most decorated blind footballer, with 157 appearances and ten World and European medals. We dive deep into the psychology of adaptation, exploring how blind footballers navigate ever-changing environments, the role of touch in building confidence, and the hidden power of movement in overcoming trauma. Darren shares his personal journey from being a skeptic of sport psychology to becoming a scholar of the mind, revealing what he wishes he had known earlier in his career.
He also challenges common misconceptions about blindness, explaining why simply closing your eyes doesn’t replicate his experience. “If you close your eyes, this is not my experience of being blind,” he says, highlighting how sight loss is about far more than the absence of vision—it’s a unique way of perceiving and interacting with the world.
If you're curious about the mental game behind elite performance and the resilience of Paralympic athletes, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!
He also challenges common misconceptions about blindness, explaining why simply closing your eyes doesn’t replicate his experience. “If you close your eyes, this is not my experience of being blind,” he says, highlighting how sight loss is about far more than the absence of vision—it’s a unique way of perceiving and interacting with the world.
If you're curious about the mental game behind elite performance and the resilience of Paralympic athletes, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!
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