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Virgil van Dijk: How he Leads his Club and Country
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On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by a very special guest, football sensation Virgil van Dijk. Virgil is not only the captain of Liverpool, one of the top clubs in the Premier League, but also the captain of the Dutch National Team. Virgil has won a number of championships throughout his professional career including a Scottish League Cup with Celtic, a Champions League Title with Liverpool, and he helped end Liverpool’s 30-year league title drought when they won the Premier League back in 2020. Virgil is widely regarded as one of the most dominant and complete center backs in the world. Will and Virgil discuss how Virgil got started in football (1:55), his calm demeanor (6:19), breathing exercises (9:39), leadership roles and mentality (11:05), dealing with injury and adversity (12:08), Virgil’s WHOOP data and health habits (17:33), his playing style on the pitch (21:14), transferring to Liverpool FC (26:16), his family life (30:07), playing for Holland (31:52), the mental side of the game (34:22), WHOOP growing more of a presence in the football space (38:04), and some rapid fire questions (41:57).
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Manage episode 447533391 series 2482903
On this week’s episode, WHOOP Founder and CEO Will Ahmed is joined by a very special guest, football sensation Virgil van Dijk. Virgil is not only the captain of Liverpool, one of the top clubs in the Premier League, but also the captain of the Dutch National Team. Virgil has won a number of championships throughout his professional career including a Scottish League Cup with Celtic, a Champions League Title with Liverpool, and he helped end Liverpool’s 30-year league title drought when they won the Premier League back in 2020. Virgil is widely regarded as one of the most dominant and complete center backs in the world. Will and Virgil discuss how Virgil got started in football (1:55), his calm demeanor (6:19), breathing exercises (9:39), leadership roles and mentality (11:05), dealing with injury and adversity (12:08), Virgil’s WHOOP data and health habits (17:33), his playing style on the pitch (21:14), transferring to Liverpool FC (26:16), his family life (30:07), playing for Holland (31:52), the mental side of the game (34:22), WHOOP growing more of a presence in the football space (38:04), and some rapid fire questions (41:57).
Resources:
Virgil van Dijk on Instagram
Follow WHOOP
www.whoop.com
Trial WHOOP for Free
Instagram
TikTok
X
Facebook
LinkedIn
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