I was having a conversation with someone on a run about coaches who are the most narcissistic. It started about coaches in the area but then they made me think.. who are the most narcissistic high profile track coaches? Could be HS or college. I’m interested in the stories and backgrounds.
AlSal
Mike Smith seems like a good person and I don’t know enough about him to know if he should be mentioned but I always wondered if his laid back SoCal vibe and manner of speech was feigned. Even if it is I guess that wouldn’t qualify him as a narcissist.
Steve Plasencia is the first one that comes to mind
I don’t know him, but Gjert?
Henes
Dijeet Taylor.
egomaniac wrote:
Steve Plasencia is the first one that comes to mind
Very good candidate. Glad to see that program on the up&up after he left. So much good talent wasted
Remember narcissism is over inflated sense of self importance. Not just "people I don't like" which is how it is often thrown around these days.
Initial thoughts go to Alberto Salazar - a grown adult describing someone as his nemesis and his hissy fits over Rupp getting beaten to sub 27 like no one else but his athlete had the right to shoot for a record. Whatever you think on the doping stuff or sexual abuse allegations best case scenario the guy was still incredibly self obsessed. Normal people don't publicly declare nemeses - guy was too high on his own main character energy aka narcissism.
Also Gjert - the fact his first reaction to Nordas getting a medal was posting "oops I did it again." Again, no comment on coaching abiltiy, criminal convictions etc. Just purely if your reaction within minutes of your athlete winning a medal is to take to social media to brag about yourself that's textbook narcissism.
Above poster said Diljeet - personally don't like her track side antics but given narcissism is about being obsessed with yourself I think love or hate her she does seem to care a ton about her athletes being healthy and happy which is pretty much the opposite of narcissistic behaviour.
portlandnord wrote:
Remember narcissism is over inflated sense of self importance. Not just "people I don't like" which is how it is often thrown around these days.
Initial thoughts go to Alberto Salazar - a grown adult describing someone as his nemesis and his hissy fits over Rupp getting beaten to sub 27 like no one else but his athlete had the right to shoot for a record. Whatever you think on the doping stuff or sexual abuse allegations best case scenario the guy was still incredibly self obsessed. Normal people don't publicly declare nemeses - guy was too high on his own main character energy aka narcissism.
Also Gjert - the fact his first reaction to Nordas getting a medal was posting "oops I did it again." Again, no comment on coaching abiltiy, criminal convictions etc. Just purely if your reaction within minutes of your athlete winning a medal is to take to social media to brag about yourself that's textbook narcissism.
Above poster said Diljeet - personally don't like her track side antics but given narcissism is about being obsessed with yourself I think love or hate her she does seem to care a ton about her athletes being healthy and happy which is pretty much the opposite of narcissistic behaviour.
No. Its not that you dont like diljeets coaching.
You just hate her skin color and ethnic ancestry.
Josh Hoey when coaching himself because he's better at it than the nearly 10 other coaches he's spun through.
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