Episode Transcript
Transcripts are displayed as originally observed. Some content, including advertisements may have changed.
Use Ctrl + F to search
0:00
The music turns on, and then it's
0:03
almost like everything ceases to exist.
0:06
All the chatter of the world is gone,
0:08
and I get to just go out there be this
0:11
summer.
0:12
The world's greatest athletes are competing
0:14
on the global stage in front of an audience
0:16
of billions. They've been training
0:18
their whole lives for this moment, and
0:20
now you get the chance to hear their stories
0:23
up close and personal.
0:24
What I really love about will to Raising
0:27
is that I'm going pretty fast where
0:29
I can't hear anything.
0:31
When you're in the game, it's
0:33
nothing. You're working off of second
0:35
nature, You're working off of what you see.
0:38
This is Nike on Air, a series
0:40
of episodes about elite athletes brought
0:42
to you by Nike. You'll
0:44
hear from the world's fastest Woman, Tatiana
0:47
McFadden.
0:48
I've always believed this phrase that life
0:50
isn't about what you don't
0:53
have, it's what you do with the gifts
0:55
that you're given.
0:56
The breakout breaking star Sunny CHOI.
0:59
I mean when I first breaking, it wasn't even called a sport,
1:01
and I don't think anybody would have thought
1:04
to call it a sport.
1:05
Basketball Legends John Staley and Asia
1:07
Wilson.
1:08
I think a lot of people look at the accolades and think
1:10
that our lives are perfect, But then
1:12
at the same time, it's like, no, I struggle with anxiety,
1:15
I have some depression, Like I go through
1:17
things, but it's not going to dim my
1:19
life.
1:19
I just wanted to continue to be an odds
1:22
beater. I really want
1:24
my players to win.
1:25
Hammer thrower Janey Casten avoid I
1:28
was never at a point of being comfortable. I was always at
1:30
a point of I'm not there yet, but I know I
1:32
can get there.
1:33
And Fencing icon if Dihaj Muhammad.
1:35
If you limit yourself to
1:38
what's expected of you, which often especially
1:40
as women, is so little, we're doing ourselves
1:42
a disservice.
1:44
Listen to Nike on air starting July
1:46
seventh, only on the Womanica podcast
1:48
feed.
1:50
My story gets told a lot of different ways throughout the season,
1:52
but Nike allows me to tell it in my way,
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More