Building a Community of Role Models with Richard Torrez Jr. Growing up in an athletic household may sound intimidating, but for Richard Torrez Jr., Team USA super heavyweight boxer, 2018 Elite National Champion, and TrueSport Ambassador, it was an environment that taught and motivated him to become the resilient athlete he is today. …
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Breaking Barriers: Consistency Pays Off with Erin Hamlin There’s something special about athletes who have persevered through long, competitive careers. Through wins AND losses. Through doubt, strategy changes, and waves of new competitors. Erin Hamlin, four-time Olympian and the first ever female American luge Olympic medalist, is one of those athletes. “It took a long…
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Perseverance and Positivity: Becoming an Everyday Superhero with Tyler Carter “Superheroes – everyone looks up to them. Why can’t you be a superhero in real life? Take those superhero qualities and try to do something. Do good.” Unlike some Olympians and Paralympians, Tyler Carter’s interest in competing at the Paralympics wasn’t sparked until…
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Lashinda Demus: From Youth Sports to the Olympics, Why Fair Play Should Be the Winner Embed from Getty Images “You just want something that is safe, fun, and fair.” As a mother of 11-year-old twins, that’s what Lashinda Demus is looking for in youth sports. But the two-time Olympian and silver medalist in 400-meter hurdles…
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Not every athlete dreams of competing at an elite level from a young age. In an interview with TrueSport, Veronica Day shares how she held herself accountable to her evolving sport goals while transitioning through sport – from youth sport, to collegiate sport, to Team USA.
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Paralympian, Erin Popovich, shares her story of how she faced her fears to become a Paraylmpic Champion in the pool.
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Three-time Olympic javelin thrower, Kara Winger, discusses the type of nutritional plan that has had the most impact on her career.
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Elite athletes are human and just as vulnerable to social pressures to look a certain way. Jessie Diggins share’s her struggles with body image.
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Stephen Garbett breaks down how a combination of self-reflection, goal-setting, and support from his community gave him the inspiration he needed to fully recover from his injuries and work his way back up to the top of his sport.
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A change in perspective can alter the outcome of any competition. Just ask David Plummer, who became the oldest first-time Olympic swimmer since 1904 when he qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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