The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant #30 - 2 Time US Champion and Olympic Hammer Thrower - Rudy Winkler
08/28/21 • 76 min
Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show Rudy Winkler, a track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw and has competed in two consecutive Olympic Games i.e. 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Rudy is the American record holder for the hammer throw and he was also the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016 and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.
In this interview with Olympian Rudy Winkler, he talks about his journey so for as a professional athlete. He shares how his time at Cornell University was like and playing for Cornell Big Red track team. Rudy also shares his experience of the recently happened, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and his plans for the future.
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Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Today we have with us on the show Rudy Winkler, a track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw and has competed in two consecutive Olympic Games i.e. 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. Rudy is the American record holder for the hammer throw and he was also the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016 and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.
In this interview with Olympian Rudy Winkler, he talks about his journey so for as a professional athlete. He shares how his time at Cornell University was like and playing for Cornell Big Red track team. Rudy also shares his experience of the recently happened, 2020 Tokyo Olympics and his plans for the future.
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The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant #29 - Paralympic Medalist and a Real Life Champion - John Register
Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Our today's guest is an inspiration to not just athletes but for every one of us. He has one of the most heart touching stories of courage, determination and powerful will to never give up. We have with us, a U.S Army veteran, Paralympic Silver Medalist and famous keynote speaker & Media personality, John Register. Sports was Josh's passion from the childhood but his life forever altered with one misstep over the hurdle. Just when he was at the peak of his career, when he seemed destined to compete as a member of the 1996 Olympic Team, in 1994 John suffered a serious injury due to which he had to lose one of his legs. Where most people could have broken down and gave up, John showed and extraordinary will to fight back. Never turned back from that point, John went on to create history, he earned the Silver medal in the long jump at the 2000 Paralympic Games and set the American long jump record in the process.
John's story is an inspiration to many, here in this interview; John Register will share his extraordinary life story in his own words. John talks about, from an Olympic track hopeful; after an injury, how he became a two-sport Paralympian. After a tremendous sporting career, John went on to become a successful keynote speaker and an entrepreneur. From his exceptional story of courage and inspiration, John shares the life lessons he learned through times of testing and developing the mindset to focus on what is possible.
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The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant #31 - Tokyo Olympics 2020 Gold Medalist - Michael Cherry Interview
Welcome to another episode of The Homestretch w/Adrian Durant, where we meet and have conversations with some of the most inspiring and elite athletes, coaches and sports personalities. Joining us once again on the show, a World Champion and now an Olympic Gold Medalist, today we have with us none other than, Michael Cherry. We had an episode with Michael after he qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and now Michael is back on the show with an Olympic Gold Medal which is a dream of every athlete.
In the previous episode with Michael Cherry, we talked about his journey and preparations for the Olympics 2020. This episode is going to be all about Michael Cherry's Tokyo Olympics experience. We will talk about Michael's Olympics 2020 journey right from arriving in Tokyo till the conclusion of the event. Michael tells a lot of interesting things about the Olympics games and his experience as an athlete. Also he shares his feelings and emotions when he won the first Olympic Gold medal of his career. And lastly, Michael discussed his plans for the future.
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