Michael Urban

Pantheon: Lessons from Sports Greatness

History EN ↓ 2 episodes

Every episode, I read a book about one of sports history’s greatest people, events, or institutions and share what I learned. This is a podcast about what it takes to be great, told through the lens of sports but built for anyone who wants to understand the principles behind extraordinary achievement. Hosted by Michael Urban

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Michael Urban

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#2 The Process: How Nick Saban Built a Dynasty by Never Talking About Winning 11.02.2026 36:09

After winning one of his six national championships at Alabama, Nick Saban called a friend and was furious. The title game had cost his program a full week of recruiting, and Saban felt behind. His friend had to remind him: you just won the national championship. That anecdote tells you everything you need to know about the most successful coach in college football history. This episode breaks dow...

#1 The Making of the Masters: What Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones Built Against All Odds 25.01.2026 1:18:18

Augusta National Golf Club once couldn’t pay a $5.85 grocery bill. A listing of the club’s debts filled two and a half single-spaced typewritten pages. When co-founder Clifford Roberts found two dollars on the floor, he immediately applied it to the club's credit ledger. During World War II, 200 cattle roamed the fairways to help keep the club alive. This is the story of how two men — Roberts, a W...