Podcasts about olympics why

Dawn Staley helped Team USA's women's basketball team win gold at the ‘96 Olympics. It was the highlight of her career. Yet she fell into a depression that was so bad, she didn't even want to look at a basketball. Nothing prepared her to process reaching such a milestone. She was left asking herself: now what? With a resumé is full of career-highs (hi, 3x national champ), Dawn says the real reward isn't the trophy – it's all the work it took to get there. Dawn gets into it all in her new memoir, “Uncommon Favor: Basketball, North Philly, My Mother, and the Life Lessons I Learned from All Three”.  In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Dawn also shares:    How many shoes she has in her collection (sneakerheads beware) Why she aspired to play in the NBA – instead of the WNBA – growing up  How the taboo nature of mental health stopped her from asking for help post-Olympics Why she was insulted when approached for a coaching job  The one thing she wants to see change for women athletes this year PS: Dawn's memoir is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monique White is the incredible runner behind the travel and running blog, An Unstoppable Journey. She has run in 50 countries on 6 continents. Need I say more? In this episode we talk about: Why she loves living in The Netherlands How she got into running by watching the Olympics Why she went to undergrad in South Bend, IN (Go Irish!) How she decided to have a goal of running in 50 countries by the age of 50 Race adventures: Thailand, Berlin, Morocco, Tanzania, Egypt, South Africa, Jerusalem, Greece, New Zealand, Brisbane... Her first Dopey and COVID (she's running again in 2024) Her plans for Antartica, the 7th continent Other dream races and how she "kinda" wants to run the Marine Corps Marathon 50K How there are finish line bananas no matter what country you run in Christmas markets

Sales is the engine that drives every business. The amount of money coming in must clear what's going out, or an organization won't last long. Sales acumen is, therefore, a valuable skill that potentially provides a fast track to career advancement and high income in the sports industry. Today's guest on the WorkInSports Podcast is Cherie Cohen, Chief Revenue Officer for the World Surf League (WSL). Cohen established herself managing marketing and media campaigns after graduating from Rutgers, and later seamlessly transitioned into sales roles in the TV industry. She picked up her first in a series of sports sales jobs with ESPN in 2004, a company she spent nine years with, and eventually rose to VP of Multimedia Sales. After a six-year stint with NBCUniversal Media, where she climbed to Senior VP of Portfolio Sales and Client Partnerships, Cohen moved on to the WSL in 2019. She oversees global brand partnerships, media sales, and ticket sales for the WSL and speaks with VP of Content and Engaged Learning Brian Clapp about:• Why sports sales jobs appealed to her• The cultural differences she observes between surfing and other sports• How important green sports initiatives and sustainability are to their business model• How the WSL got surfing into the 2024 Olympics• Why college students looking to work in sports should consider salesEnjoy the full episode to hear how lucrative sports sales jobs can be for the right candidate. Also, subscribe to the WorkInSports Podcast for more sports career advice. You can also access additional content on our YouTube channel!

Today’s episode features former Olympian and pro boxer-turned realtor, David Diaz. Things we discuss David’s experience growing up as a boxer. His experience participating in the 1996 Olympics Why the Olympics were only the second best experience of his life Why he made the decision to retire from wrestling His recently experience auditioning for Disney executives on Zoom! Vilma’s feedback on his not booking the role  His story of going through six months of rejection - from his future wife!  What it takes to have an entrepreneur’s mindset    Links   David Diaz  Instagram Realty Website     This podcast was edited by Tony Rossi   Instagram   More about Dream Team:  Dream Team Productions Facebook Instagram  Dream Team Talent Agency Website Instagram Facebook  Vilma Llaguno Instagram   Thank you for listening - and don't forget to dream out loud :)

"Anything is possible. You don't have to live limited by the fear of what you don't know or what you don't understand. That was what this was about -- breaking barriers." - Seun Adigun Seun is an Olympic athlete, who is the former 100m hurdles Nigerian and African Champion.  She's also now an Olympic record holder! Seun Adigun is the first African to ever compete at both summer and winter Olympic Games. Seun and her team mates Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere made history at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Korea as the first team to ever represent Nigeria at a winter Olympics. This was despite the team having been formed less than two years earlier. "It was an oath that we felt to the country of Nigeria and to the continent of Africa that there's no way that we should be in the year 2018 and an entire continent is not represented in a sport. We had an opportunity, and I helped create the pathway for us to be able to actually do that." - Seun Adigun But before she was bobsledder, she was a 100m Olympic hurdler, who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.  Leading up to the Olympics, Seun was in what she describes as the best shape of her life. But she developed a stress fracture in her leg shortly before the Olympic games. Doctors advised her against competing, fearing that her leg would break. But Seun wasn't willing to let her many years of training go to waste, and she competed against her doctor's advice. But sheer will wasn't enough – the games ended with her most disappointing competitive performance ever. It was while Seun was recovering from her injury and thinking about what to do next that she tried bobsledding for the first time. "Sometimes being able to compete, or being able to do your best, being able to defy odds and break barriers and create a movement and motivate millions of people is so much more of a victory than any medal can give you." - Seun Adigun And while she's most known for her athletic pursuits, Seun recently completed her Doctorate of Chiropractic (all while training for the Olympics!), and she's planning on opening an injury prevention and rehabilitation clinic. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How Seun went from being an Olympic hurdler to an Olympic Bobsledder What bobsled is, and how Seun chose the sport How Seun convinced her team mates Akuoma and Ngozi to join her in forming Nigeria's first bobsled team The roles each team member plays when they're doing a run in their bobsled The amazing way the team was able to train for their first bobsled race…without ever setting foot on the ice The greatest lesson Seun learnt from her disappointing performance at the 2012 summer Olympics Why she's so passionate about the work that she's doing with the Bobsled & Skeleton Federation of Nigeria Whether she's planning to compete at the next winter Olympics What Seun's biggest dream is What her ‘I am…” is

It's what the F is the boxing news! The boys are back and very sorry about the lack of regularity!  What the F are the results from last week? The lads discuss Dubois v Tetteh. Can Dubois start stepping up properly yet? Nicola Adams underwhelmed. Is it time to retire?  The superfight between Spence and Porter went down and the boys discuss what this means for Spence. Is he who we thought he was?  Tony Yoka is back by the way! In case anyone missed it?!  Special report! The lads are joined by the creator of Global Boxing Scorer - a new FREE app to help everyone score boxing easier. Is this the future? What the F are the fights this weekend?  GGG is back! He comes up against Deveryanchenco - the lads talk about this being a bigger test than most believe! Random News  Will AJ retire? Will Ruiz fight at the Olympics? Why is Wilder fighting Ortiz again?  What grinds my gears? Andy has an issue with PBC protecting their fighters! Ryan is calling on Nicola Adams to protect her legacy.   

In 2012, eighteen-year-old soccer player Lindsey Horan defied conventional wisdom when she turned down a scholarship from soccer powerhouse University of North Carolina. UNC is almost a guaranteed path to the big leagues for talented and hardworking women, but Lindsey decided to skip a step and move halfway around the world to sign with Paris Saint-Germain. She was the first American woman to go pro directly out of high school. Today Lindsey is a National Women’s Soccer League player with the Portland Thorns. She led her team to the championship in 2017 and was named the Most Valuable Player of the entire league for the 2018 season. She’s the heartbeat of the US Women’s National Team and played in her first World Cup in 2019.  Follow Lindsey on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LindseyHoran, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/lindseyhoran10/. In this episode Lindsey and I discuss: How she made the difficult decision to skip college and turn pro in France What it was like landing in France at the age of eighteen with no language or cultural compass How she overcame humiliation in the locker room to become the best player she could be Why chipped fingernails and short hair got players sidelined in France How she talks herself through tough times and failures How she supports her team on the field when things go sideways during a game How she bounced back from being benched for most of the 2016 Olympics Why taking risks on the field boosts her self-confidence and makes her a better player - Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening. 

Dan's off so two of the Game On AUS' finest from the community join Pete this week, Stix and Garbs! Top 3 things gamers need to hear this week: 1. 2K for 2k is our brand new competition! 2k games has sent as about $300 worth of AWESOME GEAR to give to a lucky GOA listener. Head to the facebook page for more information! 2. No Esports at the Olympics? Why the IOC has crushed that idea 3. We've been playing through EVERYTHING, we discuss our experience with a week full of releases - Destiny 2's Forsaken, Battlefield V, and SCUM. It was a monster discussion about those games so not much time for anything else ;)

She's an Olympic athlete, who is the former 100m hurdles Nigerian and African Champion.  She's also now an Olympic record holder!  Seun Adigun is the first African to ever compete at both summer and winter Olympic Games. Seun and her team mates Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere made history at the 2018 winter Olympics in Korea as the first team to ever represent Nigeria at a winter Olympics. This was despite the team having been formed less than two years earlier.  But before she was bobsledder, she was a 100m Olympic hurdler, who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.  Leading up to the Olympics, Seun was in what she describes as the best shape of her life.  But she developed a stress fracture in her leg shortly before the Olympic games. Doctors advised her against competing, fearing that her leg would break.  But Seun wasn't willing to let her many years of training go to waste, and she competed against her doctor's advice.  But sheer will wasn't enough - the games ended with her most disappointing competitive performance ever.    It was while Seun was recovering from her injury and thinking about what to do next that she tried bobsledding for the first time.    And while she's most known for her athletic pursuits, Seun recently completed her Doctorate of Chiropractic (all while training for the Olympics!), and she's planning on opening an injury prevention and rehabilitation clinic.     WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE How Seun went from an Olympic hurdler to an Olympic Bobsledder What bobsled is, and how Seun chose the sport How Seun convinced her team mates Akuoma and Ngozi to join her in forming Nigeria's first bobsled team The roles each team member plays when they're doing a run in their bobsled The amazing way the team was able to train for their first bobsled race…without ever setting foot on the ice The greatest lesson Seun learnt from her disappointing performance at the 2012 summer Olympics Why she's so passionate about the work that she's doing with the Bobsled & Skeleton Federation of Nigeria Whether she's planning to compete at the next winter Olympics What Seun's biggest dream is What her 'I am…" is   EPISODE LINKS Seun on Instagram Seun on Facebook Seun on Twitter Seun's Website Bobsled & Skeleton Federation of Nigeria Website  

It's Q & A Night at the Dojo. Bob and Rusty will start by asking the audience some martial arts themed questions, then the audience can post questions to us or other listeners!  Call us at (347) 677-0699.   Some questions might include: What was/is the hardest part of your martial arts training? Should Karate (kata/kumite) be in the Olympics? Why train in traditional weaponry if no one carries old fashioned weapons? and more!

Hosts Michael Bernardo, Michael Carballeira and Chris Scott discuss sports stories on their podcast that fans will only hear if they tune in. Expect to be entertained and educated on professional and college sports stories all around the world of sports. This week: -Irrational MLB first week conclusions -Congratulations to the Tarheels ! -Wrestlemania Post-Game -Should the NHL pay for players to go to the Olympics? -Why are NHL players salaries so low ? -Controversy of UFC weight cutting -Does Tony Romo belong in the NFL Hall of Fame ?