The Paris Olympics 2024 is just 7 months away from now and the athletes are on their epitome of preparation. However, amidst the determination and passion of the athletes, a track and field athlete Dawn Harper-Nelson has dropped words of wisdom that took everyone by surprise. This American track athlete is a gold medalist in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She won the silver in the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2017 World Championships.

Keeping her accolades into consideration, she recently poured her heart out with a wise anecdote. Regarding this, she shared an honest video speaking about how all the athletes face difficulties just to wave their country’s flag high. She gracefully imparted maxims aka life lessons of the journey athletes undergo, along with their resilience to get back up.

Olympic athlete Dawn Harper-Nelson shared the journey of Olympians?

Being a part of the Olympic events is the dream of every athlete and it requires a huge amount of passion and training to excel in this realm. Harper-Nelson has beautifully explained the difficult yet passionate journey of all the athletes. She started the video by dropping a truth bomb. She expressed, “The Olympic journey starts with accepting death”. Adding further, she said, “Death on track, death in the field, death in the weight room. Every time you see your coach. It’s absolute death”. With the achievements of the athletes who perform in the arena tirelessly and relentlessly, it was their prerogative to chase the Olympic dream. All the pain will ultimately pay off in the end because its our dream and our dream alone to clinch victory on the global podium.

Nelson further expressed, “Sounds crazy, but if you are an athlete, you know what I mean when you say I died today in that workout.” She shared quips for the athletes to hype them up. Accepting glory and to stop worrying over the now and just accept the journey as is what she drove forward.

Tidbits of motivation for the athletes?

After explaining the intensity of practice the athletes do for qualifying and then winning Olympic glory, she reminded the athletes why they chose this journey to begin with. She stated, “You literally didn’t know how you were going to make it through,?but you knew deep down in order for this dream to live you had to push through”.

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She also reminded the athletes that this is a crazy journey, but it’s the one chosen by themselves. In this process, the athletes will learn so much about themselves and the world. The entire journey explained by Nelson is seen in the performances of the US athletes. Their wins and commendable training showcase how much it means to them.

Athletes like Noah Lyles, Usain Bolt, Erriyon Knighton, Ryan Crouser, Sydney Laughlin, and so many more legendary athletes trained day and night to stand where they are. From continuous training to severe pains to standing atop the podium, all the Olympians go through a fascinating coaster ride. They are all a force to be reckoned with and we ought to learn a thing or two from them.

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