Very Bold Radio 6-17-23 with Rocco Grimaldi

Rocco Grimaldi joins host Steve Teel on this edition of Very Bold Radio. Rocco Grimaldi is one of only 4 Americans to ever be the leading scorer at the World Hockey Championships. Since 1950, only Rocco (May 2023) and Patrick Kane (2018) have accomplished this feat. In 10 games, Rocco’s balanced 7 goals to go with 7 assists in Finland for a total of 14 points. On Team USA, his line of Alex Tuch (Buffalo Sabres) and Nick Bonino (Pittsburgh Penguins) helped lead the Americans to an unprecedented and undefeated run through the preliminary group (7-0) including wins over defending World Champion Finland, and a clinching group victory over the powerful Swedes. Though Team USA lost to Germany in the semis, Rocco’s goal and assist helped get the team to a 3 on 3 overtime. The final game also went to a 3 on 3 overtime loss against Latvia, though Rocco added two goals and was named to the All-Tournament team. Not quite as impressive a feat, Rocco is the most interviewed guest on Very Bold Radio & Podcast with Steve Teel. PODCAST TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Very Bold Intro 0:30 Recap Interview History, Greetings, Lazy Beard, Abby 4:30 Steve talks Rocco’s World Hockey Championships Achievements 10:30 Rocco’s 90 Game Season 13:00 Obsessive Perfectionist Tendency To Improve 15:00 Studying The 3Ms: McDavid, Matthews, MacKinnon and Others 17:30 Rocco’s NHL playoff experience with Nashville Predators 18:30 Dreaming As A Kid of NHL Playoffs 19:15 Desire to Clean up Postseason Success 20:30 Sweeping Through World Hockey Preliminary Round Robin 21:30 The Challenge of 3 on 3 Format In a Tournament 23:00 How This Worlds Opportunity Came 25:30 Switching Attitude After AHL Playoffs 26:30 Why Play In The Worlds? 29:00 Steve Talks Rocco’s 4 Record-Tying Goals in a Game for Nashville Predators 30:40 Practices & 3rd Line Expectations With Team USA 32:30 Bumped Up To First Line 34:00 Working with 1st Line Learning Each Other   36:00 Playing with Elite Players *** 38:00 Worlds: Opening with Win Over Finland Big Assist to Tuch 40:30 You Still Ask: Do I Belong? Can I Play? 41:30 What Helps You Overcome Doubts? 43:40 Building Trust with Teammates 47:00 Team USA vs Hungary Defense Leading to Goals 49:30 Can Every Hockey Player Recall Plays Like Rocco? 51:05 After Germany Semifinal Frustration At Not Trying Shot Again 52:00 How Do You Move On From Frustration? 52:50 Learning To Forget & Managing Bad Stretches and Streaks 55:39 An Overtime Shift Mistake and Making Up For It 56:45 When Did Rocco Realize You Can’t Get Too Up or Too Down 59:00 Fans Don’t Know When Players Play Through Sickness or Pain 59:30 Team USA vs Germany (“line-matched us”) in Round-Robin Play 1:00:30  Playing Against Offensive Players Easier 1:01:20 Team USA vs. Austria 1:02:30 Tuch Gifts Rocco An Empty-Netter 1:03:00 vs France Frustrating Game (9-0) 1:04:00 vs Sweden 1:05:20 vs Czech 1:06:00 3 on 3 Regular Season Good: But Not In Tournament Play 1:08:00 Breaking Down Rocco’s Goal and Assist vs Germany 1:10:00 Frustration of Game Going to 2-1 After Early Lead 1:11:00 The Hunger To Still Improve and Get Better  1:12:40 Too Much Time & Love For Hockey To Quit   1:13:50 Feeling Better at 30 Than Age 20 1:15:00 Yes Hockey Is Reading / Reacting But Prepare / Study 1:16:40 What Do You Wish You Knew Different? Understanding Process & Opportunity 1:18:20 It Matters What You Do Now 1:18:40 Being A Role Model For His Own Kids: Enduring Tough Times 1:20:00 Not Being LeBron James 1:20:45 Mindset vs. Latvia Following Heartbreaking Loss to Germany 1:23:30 Always Something To Play For: Response Is Opportunity 1:26:45 Being One of Only 4 Americans To Lead Worlds In Scoring 1:28:00 Super Close Team USA But The Goal Was Making History 1:29:30 Revisiting: Obsessing (Steve’s Take On Rap Against Christian Athletes) 1:30:30 Bible: Do Great Things With What You’re Given 1:32:00 Working on Master’s in Apologetics 1:33:00 We Need To Have More Answers For People With Questions 1:34:00 Steve & Rocco Wraps-up (more coming late summer 2023 Be inspired every Saturday by difference-makers on Very Bold Radio and Podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.