#225 - Brittney Reese at SXSW 2022
Books on Pod with Trey Elling
English - March 15, 2022 20:09 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBooks Arts health fitness business lifestyle entrepreneur marketing entrepreneurship interview wellness nutrition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Olympic gold medalist Brittney Reese chats with Trey Elling, prior to her appearance at SXSW 2022. Reese won a gold and two silver medals in long jump during her four Olympic performances for the US. The conversation includes:
Speaking at South By as part of a panel on serving as a brand ambassador while staying true to yourself (1:15)
Growing up in Mississippi (2:21)
The importance of her grandfather, beginning in childhood (3:41)
When she realized she was good enough at track to pursue it in college and as a professional (4:56)
Getting back into track after initially choosing to play basketball in college (6:12)
Why she eventually decided to focus strictly on long jump (8:21)
Lessons learned from falling short of the goal during her first Olympics in 2008 (10:25)
Winning gold at the 2012 Olympics (12:00)
Her happiest moment away from the track (13:52)
Setting the American indoor long jump record (14:54)
Settling for silver at the 2016 Olympics (15:50)
The weirdness surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (17:39)
Whether she's dealing with the void that arises for a lot of athletes, after they retire (19:10)
What fuels her numerous humanitarian efforts (20:09)