Welcome to a series of conversations featuring some of the world’s greatest athletes. Over the course of two weekends, hear from the world’s fastest woman Tatyana McFadden, breaking star Sunny Choi, basketball legends Dawn Staley and A’ja Wilson, fencing icon Ibtihaj Muhammad, and hammer thrower extraordinaire Janee’ Kassanavoid. Listen only on the Womanica Feed.
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Episode Transcript
The music turns on, and then it's almost like everything
ceases to exist. All the chatter of the world is gone,
and I get to just go out there be this summer.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
The world's greatest athletes are competing on the global stage
in front of an audience of billions. They've been training
their whole lives for this moment, and now you get
the chance to hear their stories up close and personal.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
What I really love about will to Raising is that
I'm going pretty fast where I can't hear anything.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
When you're in the game, it's nothing. You're working off
of second nature, You're working off of what you see.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
This is Nike on Air, a series of episodes about
elite athletes brought to you by Nike. You'll hear from
the world's fastest Woman, Tatiana McFadden.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
I've always believed this phrase that life isn't about what
you don't have, it's what you do with the gifts
that you're given.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
The breakout breaking star Sunny CHOI.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
I mean when I first breaking, it wasn't even called
a sport, and I don't think anybody would have thought
to call it a sport.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Basketball Legends John Staley and Asia Wilson.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
I think a lot of people look at the accolades
and think that our lives are perfect, But then at
the same time, it's like, no, I struggle with anxiety,
I have some depression, Like I go through things, but
it's not going to dim my life.
Speaker 4 (01:19):
I just wanted to continue to be an odds beater.
I really want my players to win.
Speaker 6 (01:25):
Hammer thrower Janey Casten avoid I was never at a
point of being comfortable. I was always at a point
of I'm not there yet, but I know I can
get there.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
And Fencing icon if Dihaj Muhammad.
Speaker 7 (01:35):
If you limit yourself to what's expected of you, which
often especially as women, is so little, we're doing ourselves
a disservice.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
Listen to Nike on air starting July seventh, only on
the Womanica podcast feed.
Speaker 5 (01:50):
My story gets told a lot of different ways throughout
the season, but Nike allows me to tell it in
my way,
Host
Jenny Kaplan
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