Daniel Roberts - U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist on identity, God’s grace and Paris 2024

Today on the podcast:

- Two-time Olympian and 2024 silver medalist Daniel Roberts discusses the importance of faith in overcoming adversity, and how his identity has evolved beyond athletics.

Topics include:

- Daniel's football dream (03:34)

- His devastating high school football injury (06:02)

- Advice for young athletes on identity (13:22)

- Daily routine of faith (16:49)

- Knowing "about" God and KNOWING God (21:15)

- Qualifying for his first Olympics (24:20)

- Mixing Olympics and Jesus (26:52)

- His future plans for 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics (31:38)

- Favorite Bible verse (35:01)

- How can we be praying for Daniel Roberts? (36:50)

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