Kendall Ellis Interview

02/26/20 • 35 min

TJ asks Kendall about her historic comeback at Hayward Field in the 2018 NCAA OutdoorTrack and Field Championships (:47). Kendall talks about what she sees as her biggest accomplishment so far in her career (6:06). She tells TJ about her goals she currently has for her track career (7:31). TJ talks with Kendall about the upcoming Olympic Trials and her confidence level (8:59). Kendall explains why she chose New Balance as her sponsor (10:00). She describes her lifestyle adjustment when she moved from South Florida to Southern California (11:17). TJ asks Kendall about her own experiences with the infamous "A Florida man" (18:13). Kendall talks about her involvement in the community while she was at USC (20:28) and why volunteering is so important to her (22:18). TJ asks Kendall how she got started in track and when she realized how good she was (23:45). Kendall talks about her career goals after her track career is over (26:48). Lastly, they discuss Tyreek Hill's announcement to try and compete at the Olympic Trials (30:05).

Previous Episode

Morgan Mitchell Interview

Morgan goes into detail about switching her event from the 400m to the 800 m (:53) and her goals heading into the Olympic year (10:34). Morgan tells TJ about her relationship with US Olympian Devon Allen, how she always wins any competition against him, except in football, and his attempts to get her to go skydiving (12:48). TJ asks Morgan about her role in the Netflix movie "Game Changers" and her vegan lifestyle (17:44). Morgan talks about how she got started into track with Little Athletics in Australia (31:00). Morgan explains why she stopped track when she was younger and decided to get into netball (32:38). Morgan discusses why she decided to train for the 2016 Rio Olympics, how she accomplished that goal and how it almost didn't happen (33:56). TJ talks with Morgan about if she has thought of moving to the US to train (39:57). Morgan talks about her interests outside of track (41:49). Morgan explains how she ended up being featured in "Vogue Australia" (44:05) and her goal of having a birthday party with ASAP Rocky (47:54). Lastly, Morgan explains the meaning behind the quote "Never have a plan B because it distracts from Plan A" (51:18).

Next Episode

Sam Crouser Interview

TJ asks Sam about attending his first Olympics in 2016 and having his cousin, Ryan, as a Team USA teammate (1:08). Sam talks about what it was like to see his cousin, Ryan, win a gold medal. (6:57). He discusses the pressures of growing up in a family that is considered track royalty (9:05). TJ asks Sam why 2017 felt like the right time to walk away from competing (12:33). Sam discusses why he does not want to make a comeback and when he felt he had lost some of his passion in the sport(13:53). TJ talks with Sam about why javelin throwers seem to have more injuries than throwers in other specialties (17:49). They also discuss the state of American throwers on the world stage (19:15). Sam talks about when his home town of Gresham, OR named a day after him and his cousin. (20:53). He tells TJ what he decided to do once he retired from track and field (22:42). Sam talks about his passion for fishing (24:38). He also talks about his other interests besides fishing (28:19). TJ asks Sam how his dad started his painting business (29:06). Lastly, TJ talks with Sam about the new Hayward Field (30:41)