Podcast
Built Not Born
Hosted by Tom Mandile · EN
We are TNT, Tom Mandile and Thomas Calabrese — a veteran teacher/head coach and a student-athlete sharing the mindset, habits, and life lessons that lead to success on and off the court.
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The Mindset That Built a 2,000-Point Scorer | Tom Calabrese on Legacy and Winning
2w ago00:29:11Tap to summarizeIn a generation focused on highlights, rankings, and social media, legendary 2,000 point scorer Tom Calabrese breaks down the old school basketball mindset, discipline, toughness, work ethic, and winning mentality that helped build one of the greatest high school basketball legacies in New Jersey. Join Coach Tom Mandile and elite athlete Thomas Calabrese for an insightful conversation on basketball culture, leadership, and what today’s players are missing from the game. The Built Not Born Podcast is about helping you build the mindset, discipline, leadership, and daily habits needed to grow on and off the court.Hosted by Tom Mandile and Thomas Calabrese, each episode brings honest conversations around sports, mental toughness, accountability, confidence, personal growth, and what it really takes to improve every single day. Whether you are an athlete, student, parent, coach, or competitor, this podcast is designed to challenge you to think bigger, work harder, lead better, and become more intentional in every area of life.Because success is not given. It is built.Connect with Tom Mandile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.mandile/Website: https://tommandile.com/Connect with Thomas Calabrese:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas.calabrese_/https://www.instagram.com/thomas.calabrese_/
Transcribe →The Mental Battle Injured Athletes Don’t Talk About
3w ago00:09:20Tap to summarizeAn athlete’s mentality gets challenged the most when you’re forced to sit still while everyone else keeps improving. In this episode of the Built Not Born Podcast, Coach Tom Mandile and elite athlete Thomas Calabrese open up about the mental side of injury recovery, the pressure of falling behind, and how resilience, confidence, and daily discipline help shape stronger competitors in sports and in life. The Built Not Born Podcast is about helping you build the mindset, discipline, leadership, and daily habits needed to grow on and off the court.Hosted by Tom Mandile and Thomas Calabrese, each episode brings honest conversations around sports, mental toughness, accountability, confidence, personal growth, and what it really takes to improve every single day. Whether you are an athlete, student, parent, coach, or competitor, this podcast is designed to challenge you to think bigger, work harder, lead better, and become more intentional in every area of life.Because success is not given. It is built.Connect with Tom Mandile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.mandile/Website: https://tommandile.com/Connect with Thomas Calabrese:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas.calabrese_/
Transcribe →Basketball, Pain & The Comeback Mindset Every Athlete Needs
4w ago00:18:40Tap to summarizeMental toughness gets tested when life doesn’t go according to plan, and in the very first episode of the Built Not Born Podcast, Tom Mandile sits down with co-host and elite athlete Thomas Calabrese to talk about his journey from scoring his 1,000th point to dealing with a major shoulder injury, the adversity that followed, and the discipline, rehab, and resilience helping fuel his comeback.The Built Not Born Podcast is about helping you build the mindset, discipline, leadership, and daily habits needed to grow on and off the court.Hosted by Tom Mandile and Thomas Calabrese, each episode brings honest conversations around sports, mental toughness, accountability, confidence, personal growth, and what it really takes to improve every single day. Whether you are an athlete, student, parent, coach, or competitor, this podcast is designed to challenge you to think bigger, work harder, lead better, and become more intentional in every area of life.Because success is not given. It is built.Connect with Tom Mandile:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tom.mandile/Website: https://tommandile.com/Connect with Thomas Calabrese:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thomas.calabrese_/
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