113 adversity and long-distance with the olympic power couple

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5 • 39.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week we are joined by two USA track and field legends, Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis! The Olympic couple talked to us about how they met, what it was like dating long-distance, their engagement and the adversities they've had to face during their career. We hope you enjoy listening! We are sponsored by these companies that we love. Check them out below: Aura Frames ▶ Listeners can use code EASTFAM to get UP TO $20 off while supplies last! Better Help ▶ Couple Things listeners get 10% off their first month at BetterHelp.com/eastfam. Athletic Greens ▶ visit athleticgreens.com/eastfam to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before I went to World Championship in London every break that I had spring break summer break
0:04.8	I'd move to Olympic training center and train. I see before we got our medals
0:09.8	Oh, I just moved the Olympic training center
0:13.3	London for and then to train for the next year. We get it. We get it. What's up everybody welcome back to
0:18.7	Couple Things with Sean and Andrew a podcast all about couples and the things they go through we have
0:23.7	been counting down the days for this interview we have Hunter Woodall and Tara Davis. That's right
0:28.8	There are two legends two Olympians and hopefully two new friends Sean. I'm gonna let you introduce Tara and then all
0:35.4	Introduced Hunter Tara's a boss NCAA indoor and outdoor long jump champion first woman in UT's history to clear
0:43.2	22 feet in the long jump wild American junior record holder in the indoor long jump
0:49.9	One time Olympian in 2020 Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. She came in sixth. That's right
0:55.4	And then let me introduce Hunter so Hunter is a two-time Paralympian three-time Paralympic medalist
1:02.1	He was also at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo where he won a bronze in Rio
1:08.1	2016 he won a silver silver and a bronze and in 2017 he was a silver medalist at the world championships
1:16.3	So two very good athletes to say the least but also they are creators themselves. They are YouTube geeks just like us
1:24.4	And we sat down and had a really fun conversation all about their experience as athletes and their experience on the internet
1:31.7	And their experience is a couple so we covered a lot of ground here
1:35.6	Really enjoyed our time and I learned a bunch their attitude and approach to life
1:40.4	Is just magnetic that's how I describe it. It is we had a blast we could have talked to them for hours
1:45.3	I am positive you guys are gonna love this as much as we did and you may be asking yourself
1:49.0	How is Hunter a Paralympian? Well, he was born with a congenital defect in which his fibulas and his lower legs actually never formed
1:57.6	And so he had to get his legs amputated below the knee at 11 months old
2:02.4	So he grew up playing different sports um still
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