#175.Dean Lucas Unfiltered — From World Cups to Rock Bottom to Reinvention: “I Thought I’d Never Walk Again"
MOVING THE NEEDLE : The Andrew Neethling Podcast
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Show Notes
Former World Cup downhiller Dean Lucas opens up about the crash that left him temporarily paralysed, the terrifying minutes where he thought he'd never walk again, and the identity crisis that began long before he retired.
Dean speaks candidly about losing his competitive fire after COVID, the emotional spiral of recovery, rebuilding his life from rock bottom, and discovering purpose beyond racing. Raw, vulnerable, philosophical, and surprisingly funny — this is Dean Lucas unfiltered on the moment that changed everything and the reinvention that followed