Episode 64: Manteo Mitchell | Olympic Silver Medalist&World Champion Sprinter - a podcast by Richmond Weaver

Episode 64: Manteo Mitchell | Olympic Silver Medalist& World Champion Sprinter

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Show Notes:Rich Spotlight: Manteo Mitchell

Faith, Focus, Finish has become his life mantra as the inspiration came from 2 TimothyThis mantra and running helped him push through depression

Track and field was never a sport that he enjoyedFootball was his first love and wanted to be an NFL player and was highly recruited until he suffered a broken arm during a kick return in high school

Chose to attend Western Carolina University on a track scholarship after meeting coach Danny Williamson during a high school track meet held at Western CarolinaAlso chose Western Carolina over Clemson because of the music program at WCU

Making the Olympic team during team trials is one of the hardest things in Track and Field to accomplishBeing a track and field professional is completely different than so many other sports as you’re an independent contractor

Never had any doubt that he would finish the race in the 2012 London Olympics after suffering a broken fibula halfway through the race because he knew 3 other teammates counted on himWill focus on the next chapter of his professional career after the 2020 Olympics and really enjoys broadcasting

Sports has allowed him mentally to focus on taking negatives and turning them into positives while staying physically fit and having a better spiritual connectionLoves sports because you get to be on a team with people that you may have never been able to meet

Words of Wisdom from Manteo Mitchell:“Faith, Focus, Finish”





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