ReThinking

Allyson Felix on defeating disappointment and savoring success

Oct 19, 2021

54:53

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How to Bring Passion Back to the Workplace

03:21

Are You Taking Your Mental Health Seriously?

02:37

Are We Going to Start Building a Healthy Culture in Sports?

01:34

Introduction

2min

The Advantage of Specializing Early On

3min

Are You Good at Everything?

2min

What Was Your First Olympics?

2min

Silver Medalists Are Happier Than Silver Metalists

2min

Did You Go Through That?

2min

Is There a Difference Between Maximizers and Satisficers?

3min

What Do You Say to Yourself After a Silver?

2min

Racing Not to Lose

2min

10.

Did You Train for 20 16?

2min

11.

I've Never Run a Half Marathon

3min

12.

How Did Nike Drop You?

2min

13.

Do You Feel Worthless Now?

2min

14.

Small Business Owners - What Are the Biggest Problems You're Facing?

2min

15.

How to Bring Passion Back to the Workplace

3min

16.

Are You a Better Athlete Because of Being a Mother?

2min

17.

I've Had Those Same Questions, You Know?

3min

18.

It's Always Easier to Be the Underdog

3min

19.

I've Come This Far, I'll Have to Tell Her the Stories

2min

20.

Is There Any Chance That You'll Be a Twelveth Olympic Athlete?

2min

21.

What Are You Thinking and Feeling as You Go Through This?

2min

22.

Are We Going to Start Building a Healthy Culture in Sports?

2min

23.

Are You Taking Your Mental Health Seriously?

3min

24.

What Is Your Wortho Talk, Chad Murphy?

2min

25.

We're Going to Be Boys Who Run in Alice and Fellix's Shoes

3min

26.

Women in Track and Field

2min

At the age of 18, Allyson Felix took home the Olympic silver medal in the 200 meter dash. She was devastated. Where others saw “second-best in the world,” she only saw “not first.” That race lit a fire that would carry her on to become the most decorated track and field athlete in American history. Adam talks with her about achieving excellence, bouncing back from her so-called “failures,” and sustaining motivation to medal in five straight Olympic games. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G21