EPISODE · Jan 18, 2022 · 56 MIN

Apolo Ohno

from Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson · host Kara Mayer Robinson and Apolo Ohno

You won't believe what US Olympic champion Apolo Ohno is up to now. Hint: He did a hard pivot. In today's talk we catch up on what Apolo, who's the most decorated US winter Olympics athlete of all time, has been up to, his ups and downs on the road to becoming a speed skating champion, his wild childhood, including supremely unique stories involving how his dad motivated him to do better, how he handled fame back in the day and what he does about fame now, secrets behind the Olympics, and key psychological principles he practices now that he wants to share with you. Join us! LINKS: Pre-order Apolo's book HARD PIVOT at my Amazon shop: https://amzn.to/32VK8Jh Apolo Ohno and me on YouTube https://youtu.be/mOqWInWXOr4 My talk with Skip Bayless: https://youtu.be/pjUQYrVTurY My talk with Scott Hamilton: https://www.reallyfamouspodcast.com/hamilton/go Support Really Famous by shopping for all your Amazon purchases through my link: https://www.amazon.com/shop/reallyfamous Share your thoughts! Email me [email protected] Join my Special Insiders Group Connect with me and get behind-the-scenes scoop on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Join my new Really Famous Friends & Fans Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/reallyfamous/ Shop on my Amazon Storefront to: Support the show! Get really cool stuff! Amazon.com/Shop/ReallyFamous Connect with me: Subscribe to Really Famous on YouTube: YouTube.com/ReallyFamous Follow me on Instagram: @karamayerrobinson Follow me on Twitter: @kara1to1 Follow me on Facebook: @karamayerrobinson Follow me on TikTok: @karamayerrobinson Live events notification: really-famous.com/contact Everything! https://linktr.ee/reallyfamous Celebrity interview by Kara Mayer Robinson Music credit: Take a Chance by Kevin MacLeod incompetech - Creative Commons

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