Olympic Athlete Success Interviews

Eagle Spirit – Billy Mills Olympic Success Story

April 30, 2020

Billy Mills wins the Olympic Gold medal in the 10,000 meters track race as a virtual unknown! "Running saved my life." said Billy Mills as we sat and talked.  What I was most stricken by was how many lives Billy and his gracious wife are now saving and making better. …

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Preparation is Key – Paula Radcliffe World Champion Success Story

April 29, 2020

Paula Radcliffe is undoubtedly one of the greatest endurance runners of all time.  She won the London marathon in 2002, 2003 and 2005.  She won the New York marathon in 2004, 2007 and 2008 and Chicago in 2002.  She set a blistering world record in the marathon of 2:15:25 that…

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Strength Through Diversity – Stacy Dragila Olympic Success Story

April 28, 2020

Stacy Dragila's path to Olympic gold is more than a tale of athletic achievement—it's a story of embracing diversity and finding strength in unexpected places. Her journey serves as a powerful reminder that success often comes from pushing boundaries and welcoming new challenges.

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The Human Bullet – Sanya Richards-Ross Olympic Success Story

May 27, 2019

Some people succeed in spite of a traumatic childhood or hardships. Others succeed with love, faith and amazing support from family and friends. Sanya Richards-Ross' life story sounded to me like a fairy-tale. It was not without bumps in the road, but filled with many blessings. The point here is…

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Joe Guilmet Manager US Hockey Team Olympic Success Story

November 12, 2018

Joe Guilmet Equipment Manager US Hockey Team Olympic Success Story At 15 years of age, Joe was curious about supporting or managing hockey teams.  He had the personality and intellectual gifts for it.  Joe met Don Waddell (current general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes) at that point in his life. …

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Never Give Up – Kent Mitchell Olympic Success Story

June 7, 2018

Kent Mitchell Olympic Rowing Success Story - Never Give Up My childhood dream was to be an Olympic runner.  I'll never forget when my dad's friend, Kent Mitchell showed me his Olympic Bronze medal from 1960 Rome games and his gold medal from Tokyo in the men's coxed pair rowing…

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Creative Persistence – Errol Kerr Olympic Success Story

June 3, 2018

I met Errol Kerr at Squaw Valley at a presentation by the Vice President of communications of the US Ski and Snowboard team, Tom Kelly.  I got there early, because I wanted a great seat and I was excited.  Who doesn't want to learn from the best?  I admit I…

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The Fire Within – Debbie Meyer Olympic Success Story

June 2, 2018

The Fire Within - Debbie Meyer Olympic Success Story Debbie Weber was born 8/14/1952 and only a year later discovered her love for swimming with an inner tube in the local river (and of course, one of her parents).  She never took a swim lesson, yet in her teens she…

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Gratitude Beats Fear Grace Upshaw Olympic Success Story

May 21, 2018

Gratitude Beats Fear Every Time - an Olympic Success Story - Grace Upshaw If you want to learn more about what she's doing now to help others train their mind and harnesses raw power into a focused tool to accomplish whatever goal they set, visit www.trainwithgrace.com and more all her incredible…

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How to Do It All Joshua McAdams Olympic Success Story

May 20, 2018

How to Do It All - Joshua McAdams Olympic Success Story Every Olympic athlete gives his or her all in their training and during competition.  I'll probably get busted for saying that XX is the toughest event in the world for several events, but seriously, the steeplechase is an incredibly…

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