doesn't matter what you do in life, but you need to be a good person.

You need to have a good heart and you need to do everything with your heart and soul in it,

because if not, it's not worth it. Good morning, good afternoon.

Good evening.

Emily Abotti here.

You are listening to episode 321 of hurdle, a wellness focused podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything

from their highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier,

happier, more motivated life.

We all go through our fair share of hurdles.

My goal through these discussions

is to empower you to better navigate yours

and move with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential and of

course have some fun along the way.

For today's chat I am sitting down with the ever lovely Monica Puyg.

She is known by so many as a professional tennis player.

She's also the 2016 Olympic gold medalist and these days she's spending a little bit more time on the

roads and in the water having some fun competing in triathlon.

She most recently competed in the Iron Man World Championships in Nice.

And oh my God, I have the biggest chills after reading her Instagram recap posts. I will be

linking to her page in the show notes so that you can do the same. But I digress. In today's conversation, Monica talks to me about the pivot from professional tennis to triathlon, what that looked like for her. And course we also go way back talking about

her upbringing how she got into tennis what it was like for her to take the gold

medal at the 2016 Olympics and the challenges that came hand in hand

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