Be A Champion in Victory and Defeat | Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer, Missy Franklin

Missy Franklin (0:00)

Ultimately, what are you capable of? Because if you're only trying to beat the person next to you, when in reality, you could be far ahead of them, but you're not even giving yourself the opportunity to try because you're so focused on them, like that does nothing for you. And it's the same in a race, if you're behind or if you're ahead, not letting those emotions start to freak you out. Like, did I take it out too fast? Are they gonna catch me?

Do I have enough to catch them at the end? It has to be about you and the way that you're gonna compete and swim your best.

Michael Gervais (0:38)

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Now, this week's conversation is with Missy Franklin, a five-time Olympic gold medalist with one bronze medal as well. And she's a two-time FINA, World Swimmer of the Year. And FINA is the International Federation that's recognized by the International Olympic Committee for administering international competitions in water sports. That's a big time award to achieve. And at the age of 17, she swept the world stage. And if you watch the Olympics and you're familiar with swimming, you definitely saw her and understood what she did at such a young age. It was remarkable. And then seven years later, she retired from swimming in December of 2018 after this incredible career.