Michigan announced that performance coach and motivational speaker Greg Harden was hospitalized on Monday.
The school said Harden, a longtime sports psychologist, remains hospitalized due to complications from an unspecified procedure.
“Please keep Greg and his family in your thoughts and prayers, and we ask that all respect their need for privacy at this time,” Michigan said in a statement posted Monday afternoon.
Harden, a Michigan alum, has worked with Wolverines greats such as Tom Brady and former Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard. He’s also mentored 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.
“Greg came into my life at just an incredible moment,” Brady told The Detroit News in 2020. “Obviously, I had moved from California to Ann Arbor choosing to go to school at Michigan. It was a lot of tough competition, and I really had to grow up. I think Greg recognized the state of mind where I was thinking, ‘Is there an easier path for me?’ Greg helped me realize that the path that was best for me was to learn how to take on the obstacles I was facing and to do the best that I could.”
After over three decades as Michigan’s associate athletic director of athletic counseling, Harden stepped aside to write a book. Stay Sane In an Insane World was published last year.
Former Michigan volleyball player Michelle McMahon called Harden a “miracle worker,” and ex-Wolverines women’s basketball captain Danielle Williams labeled him “one of one.”
“I’ve been blessed beyond comprehension to be able to know that I have influenced somebody’s happiness, changed the way they see themselves,” Harden told The Detroit News. “When you are young and you’re hoping to have a life that has purpose and meaning, I’ve had purpose and meaning.”