The Victory Degree

TeeTee Terry ON: Power of Discipline, Paris Olympics, Running With Intention & George Mumford

Episode Summary

Welcome back to The Victory Degree Podcast! There are plenty of podcasts out there and so I thank you for choosing The Victory Degree today - the podcast where my mission is to interview the most influential people in sports both on and off the field. Today’s guest is TeeTee Terry. TeeTee is a 2 time track and field world champion who specialized in the women’s 100 and 200 meter sprints. She’s a 2 time gold medalist in the 4x1 relay, set a school record at USC, and recently qualified for the Paris Olympics representing Team USA. TeeTee made Junior Olympics her first year in track and field and is quickly becoming one of the fastest women in the world. TeeTee is easily recognizable from her signature double ponytails, loves DIY projects, and has a passion for working with kids. In this interview, TeeTee reveals her journey to track and field, what she’s looking forward to in the Paris Olympics, the reality of being an olympian, how she gets her mind right before and during a race, the power of discipline, her takeaways from working with George Mumford, and much more… As always, I sincerely hope you enjoy this episode. And if you do, please consider leaving a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find this episode. It helps the show more than you know. With that, let’s get to the episode…

Episode Notes

Welcome back to The Victory Degree Podcast! There are plenty of podcasts out there and so I thank you for choosing The Victory Degree today - the podcast where my mission is to interview the most influential people in sports both on and off the field. 

Today’s guest is TeeTee Terry. TeeTee is a 2 time track and field world champion who specialized in the women’s 100 and 200 meter sprints. She’s a 2 time gold medalist in the 4x1 relay, set a school record at USC, and recently qualified for the Paris Olympics representing Team USA. TeeTee made Junior Olympics her first year in track and field and is quickly becoming one of the fastest women in the world. TeeTee is easily recognizable from her signature double ponytails, loves DIY projects, and has a passion for working with kids.

In this interview, TeeTee reveals her journey to track and field, what she’s looking forward to in the Paris Olympics, the reality of being an olympian, how she gets her mind right before and during a race, the power of discipline, her takeaways from working with George Mumford, and much more…

As always, I sincerely hope you enjoy this episode. And if you do, please consider leaving a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you find this episode. It helps the show more than you know. With that, let’s get to the episode…

TIMESTAMPS

(02:01) Who is TeeTee?

(03:39) Relationship w/Parents

(09:07) Is Passion Real?

(11:21) TeeTee's Relationship w/Track

(13:06) Motivation 

(15:15) Behind the Scenes Look at the Olympics

(19:14) Difficulty of Competing in 100m Sprint

(21:30) Pre-Race Routine

(23:07) Experience at USC

(26:11) Discipline 

(30:17) Priorities 

(31:07) Intention

(32:06) George Mumford

(39:06) Mindset During a Race

(41:01) Is Winning as Fun As It Seems?

(46:06) Criticism 

(49:38) Role Models

(52:09) Paris Olympics

(54:12) Sports Broadcaster

(55:16) Advice to Kids

(57:06) Plans After Track

(57:22) Life Advice

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canonlybeme__/

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