Yo, hey everyone, welcome back to the podcast. So it is less than 100 days until the Paris Olympics,

and I'm always inspired and in awe of Olympic athletes, what it takes to be an elite athlete

to perform at your best when it matters

most. Now, over the last few years, I've been lucky enough to interview some of these incredible

Olympians, and so in today's episode, we're going to hear from a few of them. We'll hear

from Dame Kelly Holmes, Tom Daly, Kerry-Anne Payne, and Lena Nielsen. Let's get inspired and dive in to today's episode.

I really want to talk to you. You know, you had a long career as a professional athlete and

unfortunately you had a lot of injuries along the way. And, you know, I, as I said, I've been a fan for a

long time, but also researching and getting up to speed, you know, ahead of this interview. You know, I've, as I said, I've been a fan for a long time, but also researching and

getting up to speed, you know, ahead of this interview. You know, I looked at the kind of trajectory

and you won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in 94 and a bronze medal at Sydney in 2000,

but you went on to win the double gold at Athens in 2004. So from 94 to 2004, you know,

it took 10 years to achieve that, that double

gold. But oh my gosh, what a way to do it. You know, that 800 meter race was incredible. The photo

finish, like it was the commentary. It just gave me goosebumps to watch. But also the 1500 then to

come back and, you know, to win that, I think it has to be probably one of

the most iconic and incredible wins in Olympic history. So for anyone listening who's like,

maybe if you haven't seen it, you probably have, but if you haven't, then I would encourage

you to go to YouTube and check it out because it's just amazing. The commentary on the last 200

meters of that 1500 race, even though I know you win and even though I've seen it so many times, listening to him, you're just like, oh my gosh, the power and the speed, it's like you come around the bend. I say 250 meters in, you're kind of behind, you know, on the straight. You come around the bend with so much power and then you this acceleration down the home straight it's literally just like

there is no you are flying so yeah i mean that 10 year trajectory you know all that hard work all the

injuries all the setbacks it paid off it the ultimate payoff it really did yeah i mean you know

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