Allyson Felix on motherhood, mental health, Olympic greatness, surviving a life-threatening pregnancy, fighting Nike over maternity protections, chasing a comeback at 40, and redefining legacy beyond the track.
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4.9 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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| 0:24.1 | Alison Felix is the most decorated track athlete in Olympic history. So why make a comeback at the age of 40? |
| 0:29.5 | She certainly wants to see what's possible for her now. And with the Olympics in her hometown |
| 0:33.7 | of Los Angeles in 2008, it felt like the one thing that should bring her back. |
| 0:38.4 | So the woman that's been meddling at these Olympics since she was 18 years old is going to make |
| 0:43.4 | another run at it. Crazy part is she almost wasn't even here to try. Allison brought us back |
| 0:48.4 | into the hospital where an emergency C-section saved both her and her daughter Cameron. She took |
| 0:53.6 | us deep into a conversation |
| 0:55.0 | she had with her husband before deciding to have another child. We sometimes forget that there were |
| 1:00.0 | two parents that experienced that trauma. Then we took it to the track. We talked the lows of Athens |
| 1:05.9 | and Beijing and the lessons that she learned. Also, how she attacked the track for five separate Olympics to be the best that there ever was. |
| 1:14.6 | She brings us back to why she left Nike and praises them for some of the changes that they've made since. |
| 1:20.6 | She also talks what it's been like to create change and businesses with her brother West. |
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