Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix and Wes Felix

10/19/23 • 41 min

Allyson Felix has more Olympic medals than any other track and field athlete in U.S. history, including a walk-off Gold medal win in her last Olympic Games. But her greatest triumph may have come off the track, as she fought for the maternal rights of female athletes.

Allyson and her brother and agent Wes Felix talk with host Jon Frankel about overcoming a dangerous pregnancy emergency and how she stays in shape now that she’s no longer a competitive sprinter.

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Allyson and her brother and agent Wes Felix talk with host Jon Frankel about overcoming a dangerous pregnancy emergency and how she stays in shape now that she’s no longer a competitive sprinter.

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Naked Sports with Cari Champion - Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix and Wes Felix

Transcript

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In the game of life, Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and nurturing meaningful connections with family can be among the most formidable challenges we face. I tried to do simple things in my body wasn't responding, and so that's really when I start to question, can I get back to me yet? For many professional athletes, fostering both has proven to be a triumphant recipe for success. There was something that I told her that I haven't delivered on yet