#85: Faster Than Usain Bolt? From Small Town to 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist; Lashawn “The Machine” Merritt
The Founder Podcast
Chris Lee
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a new episode of The Founder Podcast. Today, we're joined by a very special guest, Lashawn Merritt, a renowned American track star. From Portsmouth, Virginia, Merritt's journey to track and field stardom is inspiring. With numerous accolades, Merritt's performances in the 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay events have earned him Olympic gold medals and World Championships titles. Merritt's impact extends beyond athletics. He embodies resilience, discipline, and unwavering commitment to excellence. He's also dedicated to philanthropy and motivational speaking, uplifting individuals worldwide. Merritt is a 3x Olympic Champion, 8x World Champion, 4x Diamond League Final Winner, and 3x World Championships Silver Medalist.
Join us as we dive deep into Merritt's journey, from humble beginnings to athletic greatness. Learn from his wisdom on navigating life's triumphs and transitions. Through Merritt's story, discover the power of belief and perseverance that will help you achieve your own personal greatness.
Highlights:
"Everybody has a light inside of them. I was fortunate enough to find one of my purposes early on in life."
"We just focus on the controllable. How do I control the next few steps?"
"I developed greatness through my isolation, positive affirmations within the inner voices that I had, the unconditional love for my parents, the great character, recipe for success."
Timestamps:
02:35 - Early Years in Portsmouth
05:30 - Mentorship & Discipline
07:36 - Coping with Tragedy
09:43 - Discovering Track
13:28 - Transition to Pro Athlete
25:33 - Olympic Triumphs
46:11 - Focus on the Controllable
48:00 - Achieving Olympic Gold
49:14 - Gratitude for Support
52:51 - Building Relationships and Giving Back
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| 0:00.0 | But we got two of the gold medals here. |
| 0:01.8 | We have this. |
| 0:02.4 | This first one was Beijing. |
| 0:04.1 | This was my first Olympic gold. |
| 0:06.4 | Look at that beauty. |
| 0:07.2 | And I won this race by the largest margin in Olympic history. |
| 0:11.2 | I won by a full second. |
| 0:12.8 | But was this your PR? |
| 0:14.0 | Yes. |
| 0:14.6 | This is the fastest you ever ran. |
| 0:17.6 | Yo, yo, yayo, welcome to another episode |
| 0:19.4 | of the founder podcast. |
| 0:20.9 | Today I have Mr. Leshon Merit for those that don't know who Leshon is this is the |
| 0:27.4 | greatest Olympian 400 runner of all time, right? Absolutely. Absolutely. |
| 0:34.0 | Definitely, everybody in this room is going to agree. |
| 0:36.7 | So Leshan is a three-time gold medalist? Absolutely. Three-time gold medalist, three time gold medalist once in the individual 400 and twice |
| 0:48.7 | as the anchor in the 4 by 4. It's just absolutely phenomenal and you know if it wasn't for injury |
| 0:54.9 | probably probably would have racked up a few more of those right mmm so |
| 0:59.7 | super excited to have you on the on the show today, LaShaugh. We're coming to you guys from a little |
| 1:05.2 | sweet in Las Vegas. Had the opportunity to meet LaShaugh on one of my good friend, David Meltser's events. |
| 1:13.0 | LaShaan hangs with a cool crowd. |
| 1:15.2 | And I was really impressed by you, LaSha, |
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