From Orphanage to Olympian - Redefining Your Limitations with Oksana Masters

T is for Transformation

Alex Coloreo

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Education

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Get ready to be inspired by the incredible story of Oksana Masters, the U.S.’s most decorated winter Paralympic athlete. From a Ukrainian orphanage to the podium, Oksana had to overcome immense adversity, including being disfigured from in-utero radiation exposure in the fallout from Chernobyl and enduring horrific conditions in an orphanage. But with fierce determination and the love of her adoptive mother, Oksana not only persevered but became an Olympian. Listeners will be motivated by Oksana's story of winning gold in the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games after a nearly career-ending injury. Despite a doctor telling her that racing on her elbow would mean she would never be able to use it again, Oksana competed through unbelievable pain to win her first gold medal, which she gifted to her mother. Through Oksana's story, listeners will learn that anything is possible with hard work, determination, and perseverance. This episode will inspire you to overcome your limitations and pursue your dreams, no matter your obstacles. Check out Oksana's book: The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph Become an ad-free member at https://plus.acast.com/s/trust-and-believe-with-shaun-t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome to trust and believe. I'm your host, Sean T.
0:05.0	And today we are going to enhance your ability to trust and believe in overcoming obstacles.
0:10.0	And we're also going to enhance your ability to win, win and win internally and externally.
0:18.0	So get ready to trust and believe.
0:35.5	This is Sean T, and it's time to trust and believe. This is Sean T, and it's time to trust and believe.
0:43.5	Oh my gosh, I'm so excited today because we have Oxana Masters here today.
0:52.1	I'm going to read her bio.
0:53.5	I want y'all to sit back and just
0:55.7	like revel in this and get ready to truly be the ultimate inspirie for the day. So here we go.
1:06.1	Oxanomasters was born in Ukraine in 1989 and faced numerous physical challenges due to utero radiation poisoning from Chernobyl.
1:15.6	After living in three orphanages, Oksana was adopted at the age of seven.
1:21.6	Over the course of seven years, she would have both legs amputated and endure a host of other surgeries.
1:28.8	At the age of 13, she began rowing and brought home the first of 17 Paralympic
1:35.3	medals in four different sports.
1:38.3	In 2020, she won the Lawyers World Sports Award in the category of sportsperson of the year with a disability.
1:46.3	She has been featured in such publications as Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, and
1:52.6	the Players Tribune, and has appeared on numerous television programs, including Real Sports
1:58.4	with Brian Gumbull. At the Beijing Paralympics in 2022,
2:02.4	Oksana became the most decorated U.S. Winter Paralympian or Olympian ever.
2:09.0	Oksana, welcome to the show.
2:12.9	Oh my gosh.
2:14.2	Thank you so much.
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