Resilience and Managing Pressure | Olympic Gymnast, Jordyn Wieber

Jordyn Wieber (0:00)

You know, when the pressure's on, and there's cameras, and there's a giant crowd, and you've got Olympic rings everywhere, it's hard to kind of calm down the physical pieces of that, and the heartbeat, and the shakiness, and those types of things. But I had this mental dialogue of, you know, it's just one more routine.

You've done a million in practice. It's just one more.

Michael Gervais (0:25)

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Now, this week's conversation is with a legend, Jordyn Wieber. She's a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame and the Fierce Five United States Gymnastics squad that won team gold at the 2012 Olympics.

Jordyn was a two-time US All-Around champion both in 2011 and 2012 And then in 2011, she was also the World All-Around champion. Her illustrious elite career included three medals at the 2011 World Championships. And that was all around in team. She won gold and then a bronze on beam. And four US senior national titles, All-Around, Bars, and then Floor in 2011 And then all around in 2012