Armchair Expert episode 605

Allyson Felix (Olympic track and field athlete)

Allyson Felix is an 11x Olympic track and field medalist. Allyson joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the different body types of Olympics athletes, how she tried to live up to other's expectations, and what having extreme coaches was like. Allyson and Dax talk about how PEDs changed the landscape of competitive sports, how runners make money, and what actually goes on in Olympic Village. Allyson explains how she deals with failure, her experience being pregnant during contract negotiations, and why she decided to start a company that designs women's running shoes.

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Allyson Felix is an 11x Olympic track and field medalist. Allyson joins the Armchair Expert to discuss the different body types of Olympics athletes, how she tried to live up to other's expectations, and what having extreme coaches was like. Allyson and Dax talk about how PEDs changed the landscape of competitive sports, how runners make money, and what actually goes on in Olympic Village. Allyson explains how she deals with failure, her experience being pregnant during contract negotiations, and why she decided to start a company that designs women's running shoes.

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  1. 0:00welcome welcome welcome to armchair expert experts on Expert I'm Daniel
  2. 57:04these athletes are under ndas oh really that's a standard part of the contract M
  3. 1:55:50woman um yeah so that was that was a fun one yeah all right love you love you
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