Alise and Sam Willoughby, BMX
Olympic Dreams: San Diego to Tokyo
English - May 10, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsSports Health & Fitness Fitness japan san diego 2021 olympics summer games olympics tokyo olympics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week we have a true story about triumph over tragedy. Alise and Sam Willoughby are considered the royal couple in the BMX community. They not only share a love of the extreme sport, but they also share a few Olympic medals between them.
As you’ll come to find out, this couple has been put through the wringer and back. In 2016, Sam suffered a terrible BMX accident during a normal run at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista. That same day, doctors deemed him permanently paralyzed and he’s been wheelchair-bound ever since.
But this isn’t a sad story. Sam is now coaching his wife Alise and her quest for gold. Take a listen to one of the most inspiring stories you’ll hear in this series.
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