{"id":4423,"date":"2016-11-15T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=4423"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:06:28","slug":"harald-schmid-key-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/harald-schmid-key-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Harald Schmid y la clave del \u00e9xito"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/ Harald Schmid y la clave del \u00e9xito\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fharald-schmid-key-success%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fharald-schmid-key-success%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/harald-schmid-key-success\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fharald-schmid-key-success%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cParece que fue ayer\u201d.\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Atleta de talla mundial en los a\u00f1os 80, ahora exitoso hombre de negocios: Harald Schmid sobre la clave del \u00e9xito.<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">15 de noviembre de 2016 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Harald Schmid and the Key to Success&quot;, \"text\": &quot;He was one of the world\\u2019s best 400m-hurdle-runners and held the European record of 47.48 seconds for almost 13 years: PUMA athlete Harald Schmid (59), five-time European champion, winner of two Olympic bronze medals and one IAAF World Cup.\\nAfter he finished his sporting career 25 years ago, he acquired a PhD in sports Science and started his own consulting business, where he uses his experiences from sports to train employees on how to reduce stress, achieve what they want and resolve conflicts.\\nCATch up met up with him to find out what he considers to be the key to success \\u2013 in sports and business.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/harald-schmid-key-success\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/harald-schmid-key-success\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/harald-schmid-key-success\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fharald-schmid-key-success%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fharald-schmid-key-success%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Fue uno de los mejores corredores de 400 metros vallas del mundo y mantuvo el r\u00e9cord europeo de 47,48 segundos durante casi 13 a\u00f1os: el atleta de PUMA Harald Schmid (59), cinco veces campe\u00f3n de Europa, ganador de dos medallas de bronce ol\u00edmpicas y una Copa del Mundo de la IAAF.<\/span>\n<br\/>Despu\u00e9s de terminar su carrera deportiva hace 25 a\u00f1os, obtuvo un doctorado en Ciencias del Deporte y puso en marcha su propia empresa de consultor\u00eda, donde utiliza su experiencia en el \u00e1mbito deportivo para formar a los empleados sobre c\u00f3mo reducir el estr\u00e9s, alcanzar sus objetivos y resolver conflictos.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Atr\u00e1palo<\/strong> Nos reunimos con \u00e9l para averiguar cu\u00e1l considera que es la clave del \u00e9xito, tanto en el deporte como en los negocios.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_G3.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Harald Schmid en la sede central de PUMA en Herzogenaurach.<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Fuiste atleta de PUMA durante toda tu carrera. \u00bfQu\u00e9 significaba la marca para ti?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>PUMA estuvo conmigo desde el principio. Para ser sincero, fue una especie de paquete de servicios completo. Conoc\u00eda bien a Helmut Fischer, lo que tambi\u00e9n facilit\u00f3 las cosas. Como deportista, es una sensaci\u00f3n fant\u00e1stica no tener que preocuparte constantemente por lo que sucede a tu alrededor. Te ayuda a centrarte en lo que realmente importa: tu rendimiento deportivo. Algo que les digo a los j\u00f3venes deportistas es: no pens\u00e9is en vuestra propia estrategia de marketing ni en el dinero. Mant\u00e9n la concentraci\u00f3n en tu deporte y tendr\u00e1s \u00e9xito en muchos aspectos.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Hablando de \u00e9xito: \u00bfqu\u00e9 momento fue m\u00e1s especial para ti?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Dir\u00eda que cuando gan\u00e9 el Campeonato Europeo de 1982 en Atenas. El a\u00f1o anterior hab\u00eda estado luchando contra las lesiones. Todo el mundo pensaba que no ser\u00eda capaz de rendir bien. Pero entonces demostr\u00e9 que todos se equivocaban y volv\u00ed a casa con un nuevo r\u00e9cord europeo. Fue como una explosi\u00f3n emocional. Y ahora lo recuerdo como si fuera ayer.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 considerar\u00eda lo m\u00e1s destacado de su vida privada?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Sin duda, el matrimonio con mi esposa, con la que sigo casado hoy en d\u00eda.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Parece que ha tenido una vida llena de \u00e9xitos en el deporte, en su carrera profesional y en su vida privada. \u00bfQu\u00e9 puede aportar al mundo empresarial su experiencia en el deporte profesional?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Establecer objetivos y ser disciplinado son la clave del \u00e9xito. El \u00e9xito solo llega a aquellos que se mantienen disciplinados y est\u00e1n dispuestos a superarse a s\u00ed mismos. Por otro lado, tambi\u00e9n hay que mantenerse relajado. No hay que volverse demasiado ambicioso ni terco, porque eso no lleva a ninguna parte. Bajo presi\u00f3n, siempre he logrado mantenerme extremadamente relajado. Sab\u00eda que ten\u00eda que rendir, pero mantuve la calma.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00a0\u00bfCrees que es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil para los deportistas profesionales retirados tener una carrera corporativa exitosa?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Depende de los valores que les hayan inculcado durante su carrera y de c\u00f3mo haya madurado su personalidad a lo largo de los a\u00f1os. A veces, es importante comprender que no siempre se puede ganar o conseguir lo que se desea. Aprender a perder tambi\u00e9n es una cualidad importante del car\u00e1cter. Si solo te interesa ganar y dejas todo lo dem\u00e1s de lado, no tendr\u00e1s \u00e9xito. La vida es, en la mayor\u00eda de los casos, una cuesti\u00f3n de concesiones.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>\u00bfPor demasiada presi\u00f3n?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>S\u00ed. Es similar en los deportes y en los negocios. Mira, si ejerzo demasiada presi\u00f3n sobre mis compa\u00f1eros, har\u00e1 m\u00e1s da\u00f1o que bien. Por supuesto, hay momentos que son estresantes, pero hay que ser capaz de volver a crear un ambiente relajado. Si est\u00e1s relajado, la creatividad fluir\u00e1, surgir\u00e1n nuevas ideas y se combinar\u00e1n las sinergias.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00bfParece que tambi\u00e9n necesitas un agudo sentido para las dem\u00e1s personas?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>S\u00ed, eso es otra cosa que aprend\u00ed durante mi carrera: mantener una mente abierta y ser sensible con otras personas y culturas, y trabajar juntos en lugar de unos contra otros. Aprender de filosof\u00edas de entrenamiento extranjeras me ayud\u00f3 a mejorar mi propio entrenamiento, por ejemplo.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto te centraste en los dem\u00e1s durante tu carrera deportiva?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>No mucho. Intent\u00e9 evitar cualquier distracci\u00f3n que pudiera ser contraproducente para mis propios objetivos. En general, dir\u00eda que esa es la forma de hacer las cosas. Incluso en los deportes de equipo. Si te distraes con otros equipos, perder\u00e1s de vista tu propio nivel de rendimiento.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Los j\u00f3venes deportistas est\u00e1n sometidos a mucha presi\u00f3n. Se establecen nuevos r\u00e9cords con regularidad y ellos quieren estar a la altura. Como activista contra las drogas, \u00bfcree que esto los hace vulnerables a las sustancias ilegales para mejorar el rendimiento? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Hasta cierto punto, s\u00ed. Estoy dedicado a un proyecto llamado \u201cMake Children Strong\u201d (Fortalecer a los ni\u00f1os). Lo que hacemos es bastante sencillo. \u00a1Ense\u00f1amos el arte de decir \u201cno\u201d! Decir no al consumo excesivo de alcohol, a las drogas y, por supuesto, a las sustancias ilegales para mejorar el rendimiento. Pero nunca hay que olvidar que el entrenador de un deportista es tambi\u00e9n un modelo a seguir para \u00e9l. Hay algunas manzanas podridas que incitan a los j\u00f3venes a doparse.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00bfQu\u00e9 recomendaci\u00f3n le dar\u00eda a los j\u00f3venes que est\u00e1n comenzando su carrera empresarial?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a1Mantente en forma! Intenta siempre incluir el deporte en tu rutina semanal. Una mente sana requiere un cuerpo sano. Te ayudar\u00e1 a mantener tu rendimiento a largo plazo.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_G4.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJunto con Helmut Fischer, Harald nos habl\u00f3 sobre el presente y el pasado.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_G1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFan incondicional de PUMA: Harald en la tienda PUMA Concept Store de Herzogenaurach.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Me despertaba por la ma\u00f1ana, y en California tenemos unas nueve horas menos que en Alemania. Me dec\u00eda a m\u00ed mismo: \u2018Harald ya habr\u00e1 terminado su entrenamiento, \u00a1tengo que ponerme manos a la obra!\u2019. Gente como \u00e9l era mi motivaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Edwin Moses (www.iaaf.org)<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Galenos Health + Performance es la empresa de consultor\u00eda de Harald Schmid.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Su momento m\u00e1s especial<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/DVGpcNsCQYk\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/DVGpcNsCQYk<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVGpcNsCQYk\" title=\"Reproductor de v\u00eddeo YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><p>Harald Schmid gana claramente en el Campeonato Europeo de 1982 en Atenas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >El final m\u00e1s re\u00f1ido de la historia<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/vZSsoNhjYVk\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/vZSsoNhjYVk<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vZSsoNhjYVk\" title=\"Reproductor de v\u00eddeo YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><p>La final de los 400 m vallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Roma, 1987.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>El historial de Harald<\/h2>\n<h4>Juegos Ol\u00edmpicos<\/h4>\n<p>Bronce: Relevos 4 x 100 m, Montreal 1976<\/p>\n<p>Bronce: 184 Los \u00c1ngeles 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Campeonatos del Mundo<\/h4>\n<p>Plata: 1983 Helsinki 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Plata: 1983 Helsinki, relevos 4x400 m<\/p>\n<p>Bronce: 1987 Roma 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Campeonato Europeo<\/h4>\n<p>Oro: 1978 Praga 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Oro: 1978 Praga, relevos 4 \u00d7 400 m<\/p>\n<p>Oro: Atenas 1982, 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Oro: 1982 Atenas, relevo 4 x 400 m<\/p>\n<p>Oro: 1986 Stuttgart 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Plata: 1986 Stuttgart, relevo 4 \u00d7 400 m<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Copa del Mundo de la IAAF<\/h4>\n<p>Oro: 1977 D\u00fcsseldorf, relevos 4x400 m<\/p>\n<p>Plata: 1979 Montreal 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Bronce: 1977 D\u00fcsseldorf 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>Bronce: 1985 Canberra 400 m vallas<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Harald Schmid<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_M1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSus duelos con Edwin Moses a finales de los a\u00f1os 70 y principios de los 80 son inolvidables.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Helmut Fischer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_M2.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cNos conocimos en 1978. Harald siempre fue fiel a PUMA. Nunca hab\u00eda que recordarle que llevara PUMA a las ruedas de prensa u otros eventos. \u00a1Simplemente lo hac\u00eda y sigue haci\u00e9ndolo hoy en d\u00eda!\u201d.\u201d\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fue uno de los mejores corredores de 400 metros vallas del mundo y mantuvo el r\u00e9cord europeo de 47,48 segundos durante casi 13 a\u00f1os: el atleta de PUMA Harald Schmid (59), cinco veces campe\u00f3n de Europa, ganador de dos medallas de bronce ol\u00edmpicas y una Copa del Mundo de la IAAF.<br \/>\nDespu\u00e9s de terminar su carrera deportiva hace 25 a\u00f1os, obtuvo un doctorado en Ciencias del Deporte y puso en marcha su propia empresa de consultor\u00eda, donde utiliza su experiencia en el \u00e1mbito deportivo para formar a los empleados sobre c\u00f3mo reducir el estr\u00e9s, alcanzar sus objetivos y resolver conflictos.<br \/>\nCATch up met up with him to find out what he considers to be the key to success \u2013 in sports and business.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":false,"EasyPostViewCounter":18279,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-4423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":4423,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2016-11-15 10:00:50","post_date_gmt":"2016-11-15 09:00:50","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_H1.jpg\",\"filesize\":205168,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Harald-Schmid_H1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":10721},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Harald-Schmid_H1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":137729},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Harald-Schmid_H1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6062},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Harald-Schmid_H1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":67632},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Harald-Schmid_H1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":417}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":4430,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Harald-Schmid_H1.jpg\",\"title\":\"harald-schmid_h1\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022It feels just like yesterday\\u0022\",\"content\":\"A world-class athlete in the 80s, now a succesful business man: Harald Schmid on the key to success\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eHe was one of the world\u2019s best 400m-hurdle-runners and held the European record of 47.48 seconds for almost 13 years: PUMA athlete Harald Schmid (59), five-time European champion, winner of two Olympic bronze medals and one IAAF World Cup.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;After he finished his sporting career 25 years ago, he acquired a PhD in sports Science and started his own consulting business, where he uses his experiences from sports to train employees on how to reduce stress, achieve what they want and resolve conflicts.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;CATch up\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; 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Don\u2019t become overambitious or stubborn, because that leads to nowhere. Under pressure, I have always managed to stay extremely relaxed. I knew I had to perform, but I kept my cool.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0Do yout think it is easier for retired professional athletes to have a successful corporate career?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;It depends which values they were taught during their career and how their personality has matured over the years. Sometimes, it is important to understand that you can\u2019t always win or get what you want. Learning to lose is also an important trait of character. If your only out for the win and set everything else aside, you will not succeed. 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Learning from foreign training philosophies helped me improve my own training for example.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;How much did you focus on others during your sporting career?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Not much. I tried to avoid any distraction that would\u2019ve been counterproductive for my own goals. In general, I would say that\u2019s the way to go about things. Even in team sports. If you\u2019re distracted by other teams, you\u2019ll lose sight of your own performance standard.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Young athletes are under a lot of pressure. New records are set regularly and they want to keep up. As an active anti-drug campaigner do you think that this makes them vulnerable for illegal performance enhancements? \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;To a certain extend it does. I am dedicated to a project called \u201cMake Children Strong\u201d. What we do is quite simple. We teach the art of just saying \u201cno\u201d! Saying no to alcohol overconsumption, drugs and of course illegal performance enhancements. But you should never forget that the athlete\u2019s trainer is a role model for the athlete, too. There are a couple of bad apples out there, who lure youngsters into doping.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Which recommendation can you give to young people starting their business career?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Stay fit! Always try to implement sport into your weekly routine. A healthy mind, requires a healthy body. 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I\u2019d say to myself, \u2018Harald has probably finished his workout by now, I need to get busy!\u2019 Guys like him were my motivation.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cbr\/\\u003e\\u003cbr\/\\u003eEdwin Moses (www.iaaf.org)\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"quote\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Galenos Health + Performance is Harald Schmid\u2019s consulting business.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"His most special moment\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-video {\"id\":\"DVGpcNsCQYk\",\"title\":\"His most special moment\",\"style\":\"Wide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"width\":\"Wide\",\"content\":\"\\u003cp\\u003eHarald Schmid wins clearly at the 1982 European Championships in Athens\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"The closest Finish ever\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-video {\"id\":\"vZSsoNhjYVk\",\"title\":\"The closest 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