Episode 454: Sanya Richards-Ross, 4X Olympic Champion, NBC Sports Analyst, Mommination Founder & Real Housewives of Atlanta Co-Star
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
What a gift to be able to speak with Sanya Richards-Ross for I’ll Have Another Podcast!!
Sanya Richards-Ross is the fastest American woman in history at 400 meters. She became the first American woman in 28 years, and only the 2nd in history, to be crowned Olympic Champion over 400m at the 2012 Games in London. The London games also set the stage for Sanya to become the second most decorated female track and field Olympians of all time. By winning her 4th gold medal, after anchoring the 4x400m relay team to gold for the 3rd consecutive time, Sanya firmly solidified her place in sports history.
Sanya is now in her 7th season as an NBC Sports Analyst, one of the longest-standing Nike brand ambassadors, at 19 years, and co-star of the Real Housewives of Atlanta. She is the Founder of MommiNation, a multi-media and virtual community that supports Black Moms in every way, Sanya masterfully splits her time between family and her business ventures.
What we talked about:
4:20- Getting to know Sanya
5:40- What workouts look like these days for Sanya
7:50- Sanya’s upbringing and her parent’s involvement in her career
16:15- Real Housewives of Atlanta
19:45- Mommination
24:05- Sanya’s running career
30:50- Writing her book, Chasing Grace
32:35- Sanya’s abortion
41:00- Winning the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal
44:35- Being a role model in track and field
48:25- Retiring and the transition to life after sport
50:30- Commentating
52:00- What she has learned from her coaches
55:15- End of podcast questions
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:03.4 | Hey everybody, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm your host Lindsay and I'm so grateful you are joining us today. |
| 0:27.6 | I'm really excited about our guest today. |
| 0:29.5 | We have four time Olympic champion, Sonia Richards Ross on the show. |
| 0:35.1 | Sonia is someone I've wanted to have on this podcast for several years. |
| 0:40.1 | So it's always so exciting when guests I've had my eye on for a long time are able to make |
| 0:45.5 | it on the show. |
| 0:47.0 | Sonia ran the anchor leg in the four by four hundred relay to win gold in Athens, Beijing |
| 0:54.0 | and London. |
| 0:55.0 | She's also the four hundred meter champion at the London Olympics in 2012. |
| 1:00.0 | She retired from competitive running in 2016 and now she has her hands on a lot of things. |
| 1:06.3 | She is a commentator, a sports commentator for NBC. |
| 1:09.9 | You probably hear her behind the mic at big of running events. |
| 1:13.5 | She is recently has joined the Real Housewives of Atlanta. |
| 1:17.9 | So I had lots of fun questions about that. |
| 1:20.5 | She's a Nike ambassador, an IFAT trainer. |
| 1:23.9 | And she's also the founder of Mommy Nation. |
| 1:27.7 | This platform was to create a safe space for black mom bloggers to share their experiences |
| 1:35.1 | and become a virtual support system for them. |
| 1:38.3 | You can learn more about that when you go to Mommy Nation dot com. |
| 1:41.8 | We cover a lot in this episode and it was a true honor to talk to Sonia on the podcast. |
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