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I am really excited to bring you another
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on the show,
Maggie Malone who is heading to Paris
to compete in the Ja throw for team
Usa. Maggie is now a 3 time
Maggie lives in Nebraska with her husband, Sam,
who is her coach. She was the 20
16 American National and C.
Record holder and Nc
division 1 champion.
She
through for Texas A and m University.
She has a
really amazing post
trials
interview. I think it was with Flo track
that just sucked me in her passion for
this sport.
She talks about in that interview. Like, how
many times she has thought she might quit
the sport and the fact she's here for
her third Olympic team is so incredible.
Maggie talks a lot about her fate, which
seems to be a trending topic in
these post Olympic trials pre Olympic interviews with
these athletes I've been talking to. I hope
if nothing else, you all learn a little
bit about the Ja throw in this episode.
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Alright, friends Today, on the podcast. We have
Ja Throw Maggie Malone on the show. Welcome
to the show, Maggie. Hi, Lindsay. Thanks for
having me. Thanks for coming on. You're my
second Ja or I've interviewed. Oh okay. Who
was the first?
Kara Winger. Oh, of course. Yes. Of course.
But, you know, I interviewed Cara, like, when
after she announced her retirement. So it was
fun to see her come out of your
tire with this year. Yes. I know. It
was so great. It's... I've said this so
many times. She's so good for the sport
and great for me. Like, she has been
just the trail blazer and, has helped me
accomplish what I've been able to accomplish. So
she's she's the goat in my book.
See, I love that. Like, I love that
you're starting off this interview, cheering on another
woman who has, like, helped pave the way.
That's, like... And I was gonna ask you
about Cara later in the episode. I didn't
realize we'd get it brought up so early
right away.
She's so easy to brag about. Oh, I
love it. Yeah. I was excited to see
her come out of retirement. Yeah. But, yeah.
I mean, I normally... I do focus on,
like, marathon runners, and I do some track
interviews too. Like, I'd I just had a
400 meter runner on, But Okay. Dabbling in
the in the field events. I think it's
really fun too, and I think it's really
important that
we try to expand Yeah the athletes that
were sharing about.
Had. Yeah. I agree. I, you know, field
events don't always get a lot of love.
Unfortunately,
even though I think that they're so amazing
and like, the things that field of can
do with their body, and I just think
is incredible. So I love that you're kind
of expanding to us as well and you
know, especially with, you know, where track is
heading maybe in the future who knows, I
do think that we're getting more popularity the
to the sports and especially around the Olympics
and I think
with,
the, Michael Johnson League that's coming out, I
think that is amazing for the sport.
I do hope that they extended it to
to field events. I, you know, I hope
that that's part of the master plan because
I think it would be great for this
sport in general. And continue to elevate all
of us,
and not just make, you know, sprint and
running events which are already heavily watched.
And it's not putting them further
or, I guess, it'd be farther from where
field events are. And jobs it's just, like,
visibility. So I I do hope that we
just continue to press forward and
we'll see maybe getting some hardware in in
Paris will help.
So,
yeah,
Trials champion, we're talking to. 3 time Olympia
now,
How does that feel?
It's really surreal.
I just...
You know, I feel so grateful,
and I've said this a couple times of,
like, III truly did almost quit the sport
many times. And and in 26 or 20
17 after my first team, like, I walked
away from it completely. I went through a
lot of mental health just like, red discovery.
And I started kind of my journey with
therapy.
And then for me, finding my faith has
just been a huge part of me continuing
to do this. And even in
finding, you know, Who Jesus is and who
he is to me and what he says
about me. I feel like, I'm still had
tension with the sport where it was, like,
man, God, like,
why did you
give this to me? Like, why is this
my path?
And I feel like this is the first
year
that I have really stepped into, like, okay.
Like, this is what I was made to
do, and I truly believe that God, like,
made me to throw the Ja and made
this my path,
and I feel like I've... I finally accepted
that and also, not just accepted it, but,
like, stepped powerfully into that and been, like,
okay. Walk boldly in this. This is what
you were made to do. And so I'm
in that you can walk faithfully.
And I think for a long time, I
was like, man I was given this gift,
but I'm kind of scared of it, which
is weird to say, but it was, like,
I don't... I was afraid to fail in
a lot of ways, and I was like,
what what is this? Like, what is tracking
feel... This wasn't a sport that I or,
like, a,
professional, I put in quote sport that I
in envision for myself. And so having to
navigate that and having to navigate a lot
of, like, bumps in the road.
Is tough as we all do in the
sport. So
I really am grateful for it and to
get to go 1 more time and to
also be healthy is such a big thing,
especially as a ja throw. Like, health is
is
really important. There's a lot of injuries that
that come in this. And as you know,
maybe talking to Care even. It's like, there's
a lot of injury. And so I feel
very blessed that I get to do this
and
and, yeah, just get... Got the countdown going
now.
It's kinda crazy to hear you say, like,
after you became an Olympia in 20 16,
that's when, like, the mental health struggles came
and you were like, why am I even
doing this? What is my purpose? Because A
lot of times, like, the Olympics aren't such
a pedestal that you're like, oh, I became
an Olympia. I checked the box.
And I think a part of it is
that my husband and I were talking about
this.
When you...
Okay. So to put my story in perspective,
like, I started throwing Ja on basically in
20 13, and I made the Olympic team
in 20 16. So Wow. I was this
wasn't something that I even knew existed to
be quite honest. Like, yeah, I wasn't a
kid that was like, I'm gonna be Olympia
and, like, that was not my goal, my
goal at the time was to be an
all American 1 time. Mh. Like I went
to college and I was like, if I
can stick out
4 years in d 1 athletics, and I
could maybe get a a, you know, all
American
stamp on the chest 1 time,
then I was gonna be so satisfied with
that, and I knew in my head what
the rest of my life was gonna look
like.
And
obviously, it's like god just laughs this.
So so to put that in respect 20
13 to 20 16, And then to achieve
something that is, you know,
I watched... We've all watched the Olympics on
Tv. And as a kid, you're, like,
Wow. I,
you know, those Olympia, like, they're on weed
boxes. They
the life has changed they're... Probably flying first
ass everywhere, like, your life is totally different,
and it could not be more opposite than
that. Like, it truly is like, you you
show up to the village, and I've always
said this, like, I stayed at nicer places
with my college team at Tech stadium, than
I did at the olympic village. Like, wow.
Let's just put that into perspective.
And so
I I think a part of that is,
like, like Wow, God, Like, I thought my
life was gonna change in a certain way,
and it didn't. And now what does that
mean? Because now there's, like this, like,
am I supposed to keep doing this? Like,
I just achieved the pinnacle and on top
of that, I didn't perform well. So I
achieved the pinnacle of success, and I didn't
perform well now I feel like I failed
publicly,
and I'm in Room 3. I don't know
if you know the room. So yeah it's,
of course. Okay. So I'm the achieve, So,
like, Failure is detrimental to us.
We shame spiral as my boss say.
And so I feel like all of that
and figuring out, like, wow. This wasn't something
that I had for myself.
What does this mean now? And I think
that's when a lot of the mental health
stuff came in and I was like, do
I wanna be doing this? Like, it... Do
I have to do this? I feel like
I have to do this?
Like you have this gift, so you feel
like you have to do it. You hit
became an Olympia.
Like, do you have to do it if
you don't really wanna do it? And do
I wanna do it? I don't know if
I wanna do it? Yeah. So you had
mentioned, like, you knew what you wanted to
do with your life that you thought you
knew what was gonna happen if you became
all. Okay. What was it? What did you
think you were gonna do? At the time.
Yep. I thought that I was gonna go
work for a sports agency and... Okay I
would work in Texas, and
I would probably live in Dallas, and I
would work in either, like, P r work
as, like, an agent. Or alongside an the
agent, so that was kind of my goal
was still work that. There was a time
where I thought that I would work in
college athletics
you could not pay me enough to work
really next right now. Absolutely not. It is
such a wild wild west. And just with
everything with N n now and but I
I... The universities have to pay their athletes
now. It's just... It's crazy. It's such a
different,
landscape and what I grew up in personally.
Like,
I'm not a big fan of it personally,
So I I just think it's it's hard.
It's a really hard job right now. Yeah.
I was thinking about that, Like... There are
pieces of the Stuff that I think are
really good, but then I'm like... I feel
like there's some, like, entitlement there too. There
absolutely is. And I can say, like, I
have experienced that
witnessing and talking to athletes that wanna go
to college for track, and it is a
a question. It's not the question of, like,
okay, at the time, at my time when
I was competing, It was like,
man I'm grateful to be on this team
and like, I'm looking at for the best
coach that could, like, get me the best,
like, the best that I could be. Yeah.
And now a lot of the tier tiers
are, like, how much can you pay me?
Right. How much can you get me? Oh
my gosh. Yes. And
and not only are college coaches having to
recruit new athletes, but they're having to recruit
their same athletes every year,
U. We'll just re recruit the because of
the... Yeah. Yeah. Hundred percent. And so it's
like, if they're not happy,
then they're... They and they know that. Like,
there's this, like, and I've seen it where
it's like, hey, I want this.
If you don't do that for me. That's
okay. I'll to go transferred down the road.
And it's it's kinda wild because, you know,
when we think about it like that, it
takes like the
relationship. Hundred percent. Down a step.
Yes. It
Yes.
I just saw yesterday. There was a breaking
news. Let me see if I could pulled
it up, but it said, I think it
was from
Espn.
Me see. I'm gonna pull this up because
I wanna get it right. My massage therapist
sent it to me. You were talking about
it. Okay. This is from Espn Breaking news,
Us appeals court,
rules college athletes may qualify as employees
deserving of pay under federal wage and our
laws.
So now you're an employee to
the team to the university.
So then that begs the question of like,
okay. Do you even have to go to
school? Do you have to be mold? What...
Like, and like, yeah, what... Where do academics
come into play at all? What is the...
Yeah. I don't know.
And I also, like,
I think that that will crush
smaller schools. Like, if you can't can pay
your athletes.
Yeah. Yeah. And now you're room... So let's
keep it layering.
Now you're removing opportunity for maybe a family
that's never gone to college, but this was
their opportunity to go to college, and this
was their way to go to call. And
now
you're having to either cut those programs, which
you're seeing. You're seeing that nationally. Mh. And
And and, you know, it's, like this generational
change. I... I'm not for it. Yeah. It's
like it's kinda of the same thing as
like, what's happening in the country 2. It's
like, the Richard Richer and you poorly
is happening. Yeah. And so now if I
was an athlete,
I mean, I wouldn't do this just because
I... It's not how I operate, but, like,
stepping into their mindset,
looking at schools,
I would go where the money is. Right?
What's yeah. Like, if you are a star
Athlete. Yes. Which is, like, the Sec probably.
Yeah. So now those conferences in those schools
are just gonna get, you know, because they
have the money,
you're gonna see a huge pendulum swing, maybe.
This is just me, you know, I'm just
talking here. I don't know. I can't see
the future. But in my head, it's, like,
you may see this big pendulum swing to
those conferences
because they have the money.
And what's wild?
Like, as I'm thinking this through as a
parent with kids and sports and, like, seeing
the absolute absurdity of travel sports and what
you club seeing right now? I'm not. We
don't do... We don't do travel sports. My
oldest is 12. Okay. We... I mean, they
do soccer programs, but they're in, like a
step above a rec league, like, it's still
parent coaches who are volunteers. Yeah. Yeah. I'm
so against it, like, financially, also, like, time
wise. I know. I can't... I'm not give
that's just not how we're gonna spend our
time as a family in the car. Yes.
You know, all of all things. But
but to me, I'm thinking when I'm hearing
you say this, I'm like, oh my gosh
These parents that are already investing all this
time and all this money just so they're
their kids first of all make the high
school team. I, that's what people are doing
now.
So their kids can make a high school
soccer team. They're spending
thousands of dollars.
Every season and Yes. Spending all of their
weekends on the road for Yes. Quite frankly,
mediocre kids to play soccer so they can
maybe make their high school team a hundred
percent. And so my question to you is,
okay, what was your background
and how did you get... How did you
get into,
you know, athletics And how did you make
it to call it? Like, what was it
was it a coat that's saw you? Did
you do development with, like, a small club,
like, what was your path
compared to, like, what it is now?
Well, I mean, I didn't I didn't do
athletics in college. Oh, okay. I thought you
did in Indiana. Okay. Sorry. No. III went
to I.
But okay. Gotcha. I, like, maybe could have
walked on to a small team. You know?
Yep.
Yeah. Was gonna more like... It's so different
than that. Like, it's... My parents didn't pay...
They couldn't afford it. Yeah. And I don't
know, like... And again, like, you're gonna see
fewer and fewer opportunities for families who can't
afford it, but their kid is a stud
athlete.
But now you barrier. Yeah. Yeah. That's the
thing I feel like
at the end of the day, if your
talent is really there. Yep.
You will rise, somebody will see you. Yes.
If that will... That's how always work. Yeah.
Yeah. The problem is is the kids that
are, like, pretty good. It could be really
good, but then their parents can't afford like,
Yeah. What these higher income families can afford,
and that... Those are the people... It's, like
how the blue collar people always get lost.
Right? Hundred percent. That's exactly what it is.
It's such a reflection or maybe even, like
a symptom of what kinda like the Us
or the economy is. And I just... I
don't know. Like,
you know, maybe the Us goes to a
club system in the future, it feels like
that's where it's going. I don't want that
personally because I think, like, high school pride,
high school like, oh. Like just such a
beautiful season of life, and and
be I know. It's so different. It's so
different than what clubs offer. And club systems
are great. Like, obviously, Europe is doing great
with that. But I
high school football games, high school basketball games,
like, Amazing better. Amazing.
Nothing better. It's all club now. It's I
know. And 5 parents or coaches, and they
say too, Like, they lose a lot of
those athletes to the club teams now.
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My husband and I, we do a lot
of, different training, so whether it's with Ja
or, like, speed agility, that kind of stuff,
and a lot of our parents have will
ask us if, you know, oh, should I
specialize my kid this year. And we are
always saying, like, absolutely not, like, it is
not good for your kid as an athlete.
The development that they will get for playing
different words is so much greater than just
throwing the Ja or just playing basketball, like,
that cross
kinda training is not only better for them
physically, but it's better for them, like, emotionally,
maybe they're not the best on that team
so they're having to navigate that. Like, there's
so many more benefits to doing multiple sports.
Yeah. Not to mention injury, like, you were
talking about injury with your Ja throwing earlier,
Like... And that's what I would say too.
Ja is not fun. Like, we're not playing
Ja. Yeah. It's next max effort throws. Okay?
So to go do something that is fun
is is, like, before I compete. Like, my
husband and I always do something fun. So
we'll play like light spice or like Volleyball
or something. Like, we have to do... You
gotta play. Like, you gotta bring some play
to it.
I love that that you even now. Like
you still do that. Mh. And I did,
you know, basically 4 sports. I did... I
was outside hundred volleyball as a point Garden
Bass of. I was a jumper in track,
and then I was a Ke and softball.
So, like, I was a different athlete every
season,
and I love that. Like, I can play
multiple sports and it's fun. It's fun to
go shoot around. It's fun to go, you
know,
go rally, you know, and volleyball. Like, it's
fun to do that kind of stuff.
Do you think there are certain sports though
that are more important to specialize early? I
always think about this like, a gymnastics. You
know what I mean?
I know these... I cannot speak to the
gym gymnastics
Clearly, they are specializing by age like 7.
0, you. 4 working for them. But also,
think about the the... That's the minority. Right?
Yeah. So, like, the minority is the group
that's going to make it to the Olympics,
which is the pinnacle of what they're doing.
K. So how many do they send, like,
6. Right.
So women, 6 girls in country. For the
whole country, they're going to go represent? So
in my head,
I would do multiple things. Yes.
Oh, hi gosh.
Speaking of sending 6. Mh. 3 Ja throw
get sent, and you're 1 of them, and
you you won the trials. I think just
2. Yeah. Just me for the women and
just, 1 for the men. Yeah. Really? Yeah.
To the Olympics? Yeah.
Tell me more.
Unless I'm wrong. I need to, like, fact
check it because I actually have not checked
so much.
This is... What's up with that? Is it...
That's not top 3?
So
the way that you can make it to
the Olympics is there's 2 reps. Yeah. 1
is by hitting your standard. Yeah. So that
is,
That is like, you know, you run a
certain time, you jump a certain distance, you
throw a certain distance, XYZ. Right. The other
way is the point system. So the point
system is you go to certain ranked meats.
So I could get as detailed as we
can into this, but it's really boring. But,
basically, there's, like, a level b level c
level needs, there's global meats. And based on
the type of meat, you get a certain
amount of points allotted to you based on
your performance. So if you win the meet
and you throw a distance, you'll get a
lot of points to your overall score.
You need 5 meats
to be considered to be in the top
32
in the world. So to have a world
ranking, you need to have 5
competitions.
And I believe I was the only person
that had the standard and was in the
top 32 and the same... Well, curtis Curtis
Thompson doesn't have a standard, but he's in
the top 32 based on his consistent performances.
Gotcha. Yeah. Okay. So had the other 2
women had this performance in 64, which was
what she was trying to do. She would
had the team. Yeah. Gotcha.
Yeah. Okay. Wow. Yeah. I mean, it's similar
to, like, in running, you have to hit
the standard or be world ranking. As you
think in the Us, like, oh, top 3
they're going, but... Yes. We keep finding out
time and time again. Oh, will this person
get to go because they don't have the
standard. So... Yeah. We're only sending to Ja
or or, Scott it. Yeah. Because I wanna
I mean, the women's and men's Ja standard
is absurd. Like, 6 4 meters is... I
think somebody told me this now. So fact
check me, but they said, like, I think
only 8 women actually have the standard in
the world.
Wow.
So it's really high.
So will the might be 8 of you
in the Olympics then?
So then they filled the rest with the
top 32 Ranking. Yeah. The ranking system. Yeah.
Wow.
Okay. So that is crazy too. The men's
is 85 meters like, that's
insanity. It's a crazy.
So what were you thinking
at the at the trials when you made
your throw?
Yeah. I... You know, for me, I had
really just been in a lot of prayer.
I read Sydney Mc la book. Luck and
I felt like that just like,
stirred something in my heart, and
it just...
I don't know. She's amazing. She's just done
so much and for the sport and just
listening to her and how she's navigated this.
And, you know, she... Her first team was
also real. And so a lot of what
she was sharing was the same as I
was experiencing.
And
just to be able to, like, walk through
that and hear her
experience helped me. And to hear how she
overcame fear, which was ultimately what had a
hold of my life was fear.
And
I just felt like I had been praying
for
you know, a month at that time, and
I had so many people praying for me,
and I just kept asking god for courage,
confidence and bold. Like, those are the 3
words that I just kept saying over myself.
Courage confidence and bold.
And I felt like that I totally... Like,
God just totally equipped me with that. And
I was like, alright, god. I trust you.
I know that I made to do this.
And I wanna execute for you.
And
so to be able to have had that
experience and to have that outcome, like, I
didn't know what the outcome was gonna be,
but I knew that I could control what
I could control, and I'm grateful. I'm so
grateful to have had the results that came
out of it.
What was the fear
fear failure you said earlier? Yeah. I would
just say
a lot of the fear stemmed from
disappointment in the disappointment that I had had
in my life and in my
career,
and a lot of it was, like, man,
God, can I even trust stew in this?
Like, Yeah. I feel like I put a
lot into this and the results haven't been
the what I wanted.
I'm really thankful for that. And I'm thankful
for those hard seasons because it has truly
prepared me for
what the next Olympics looks like for me
and
specifically,
I would used to really value a metal
and feel like that was going to bring
me satisfaction and worth, and I really don't
believe that anymore. Like, I I'm gonna go
to Paris and I wanna compete to the
best that I can, but I
don't need... I don't value the metal as
much as I used to. And
it would be amazing,
but I think for me, the reason I
do this is to let people know who
Jesus is. And that's why I do it,
and that's the importance to me. And so
I'm walking in what I was made to
do, and
I'm really happy and joyful about that. So
regardless of what happens,
I'm gonna do my best, and I'm just
gonna use the gifts that god gave me.
You said it along the way you found
your faith, but did you grow up with
a faith and then it you came back
to it? Yeah. I would say yes. I
definitely did. I grew up Catholic, and I
would say that I had a faith, but,
like, we... We were very Catholic. We went
to yeah, you know, church
on, you know, Wednesday nights and on Sundays
and, like, you know, all the holy days,
all the stuff. But I really didn't have
a relationship with Jesus.
And so I didn't know who he was.
There was no foundation for that. It was
very transactional.
And so when I look back, I I
know that I in my head,
if you go to church, if you do
the right things, if you, you know, be
the good catholic girl, then you will be
rewarded.
And that's how it was put into my
head. And so to then
do those things
and have a major failure
I was, like, what in the world. But
God, you totally
betrayed me. And so I think that really
sent me into and and
I really didn't know who jesus was. I
just was checking the boxes.
And thankfully,
I went to T, and I hadn't... You
incredible women and and men, but incredible people
around me that helped me with my journey
and and came alongside me when I was
making terrible decisions, and you know, just living
the college life that I out proud of.
And thankfully, they came around me and they
helped me through that. And I had so
many people in my community,
who have made me better and who have
led me. And
I'm just grateful for that for them, and
I hope that I can be that to
other people too,
And your husband is your coach. I assume
you guys walked that together. Hundred percent. Yep.
My husband's is my coach. He was my
teammate text. He threw Ja.
It was not on our,
you know, radar for him to coach me.
Yeah.
I had started a group in Birmingham,
and
Unfortunately, did not work out with that coach.
And it was honestly a really hard season.
It was really, really tough because I wanted
it to work out, and we loved Birmingham
and we loved
that time of our life,
but
it became pretty toxic to be fully transparent.
Mh. And
my husband then had to fill that role
because that coach chose not to coach me
anymore during an Olympic year.
Wow. And
so he really stepped into that role and
then from that point, you know, we've had
plans where it's like, okay. If we go
here and then, like, this this coach can
coach me and then it... Something happens and,
like, he has just had to kinda of
fill in.
And
I feel like we were finally like, okay,
God. Like, maybe he's meant to coach me.
Is that who's this?
And
It's been awesome. And he's been amazing and
help and just, like, knows how to work
with me that it's definitely... It's not perfect.
Me.
There are definitely times jazz home and we're
like, don't talk to me.
Sure. Yeah. Do not talk to me.
But you know, it's made our marriage stronger.
It has made our communication stronger, and, you
know, we trust each other. And I think
that has been the biggest blessing is that
I know that he's in my corner. He's
my rather die. And I'm the same for
him and
whatever happens, like, we're in this together.
Success or not, and we'll be okay if
we don't have success. We'll be okay if
we do, and it's okay if we don't.
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Alright. What everybody does not know is that
we are
recording this on a day 2. We had
some... Technical issues. So thanks for doing this,
Maggie. Yeah. No problem, Glad we could get
together again. It's all good. I'm I'm so
glad.
Okay. So
where were we even at? Let's see.
What does your life look like? No? So
we're recording this July fifteenth. Yep. Until the
Olympics. Yep.
So I am still working. I work at
the Foundation. So I work there,
starting at 8, I leave around, like, 03:34.
And then I train in the afternoon. So
I'll be doing that, and then I leave
for the London Diamond leak Diamond league on
Wednesday.
So was that the seventeenth?
And then I
will be going to Finland in doing a...
Basically, like, a small training camp until the
Olympics.
My husband's families from Finland, so we're gonna
go out there Train and
just get really
acclimated to the time zone, and then we'll
head over to,
Paris on the 20 eighth
Yep.
So
since we had a day, a couple days
in between when we originally recorded it now?
I decided to ask my husband and my
friend Carolyn. I was like, I was telling
them, like, I I interviewed Ja thorough. She's
going to Olympics, and I said, how much
do you think? A Ja weighs. Oh, good
question. Mh.
My husband said 25 pounds. 000.
My shoulder hurts thinking about it.
And I think my friend said, like, 25
3 or something... I know. I... Like, they
just had... That's what I'm saying though, like,
when we talked about this. Like, that people
just have no idea. No. They have no
idea. It's super light. Psa, it's a very
light object.
Oh, my gosh.
Okay. So what we do at the end
of the podcast is we wrap up with
into podcast questions. And so,
we'll start with this. What is something
professionally or personally you would like to do
that you have not done yet.
Oh,
Great question.
I
would like to change some things as part
of Us o pc
law.
I tease that a little bit.
Yeah. I am going to hopefully be working
with some much smarter people than me to
help
advocate for athletes a little bit more. Oh.
And their support.
Do we get any more insight at all?
I can't right now But what is your,
like, passion, like, tell us where your passion
for that comes from? My passion for that
is that
I would say is very similar to N
n,
to the college athlete.
And I think that that has created a
little more of a precedent
to
professional athletes
Olympic athletes are, like, heavily restricted
especially during the Olympics on what they can
and cannot promote. And this is the time
where athletes can,
you know, support themselves. I'll, there's not a
lot of funding in this, and,
you know, personal sponsorship through, you know, a
small mom and pop you know, store in
Nebraska or in Texas,
people wanna support you, and
this is when visibility happens. And unfortunately, we
can't do some of that
because of different restrictions that were passed in,
like, 19 78.
Wow.
Well, I love that you're... I love that
you're getting behind it. And let you... Because
know, we can talk about being annoyed about
things and talk about how frustrating is, but,
like, yeah. You're doing something. And also, I
and we'll be very honest. Like, it it
feels scary only in the sense of, like,
I would never want some a
retaliation.
From
O pc or anything because the only reason
I'm doing it is to
help the betterment of
athletes to continue to do these sports.
Mh. And if there is no financial
support,
then
the the...
It's gonna die. People more we need to
do this? Because why would you why would
you put yourself through this
and achieve the high honor and then also...
Like, my Friend brooke Anderson. She worked at
Chipotle for years. She's a world champion.
Wow. A world champion.
It's unbelievable. Yeah. So to me, it's... My
fear is, like a retaliation of some sort
of, like,
who knows? You know, like, I would never
want, like,
the... I'm just hype hypo here, but just
like, what if they control like, you saw
of some sort and, a positive drug test
comes up. Like, yeah, that would quiet someone
real quick because all of sudden older they're
they're a dirty athlete.
And maybe they're not. And, you know, I'm
just... That's where my head goes on it.
I could be conspiracy theory 10 ad here,
but
I... My passion is to continue to help
athletes, and I want to
educate myself as much as I can too,
and that's what I'm trying to do.
Love it.
Okay. Little more light lighthearted? K. What's the
best most recent book you've read?
To be honest, I'm not a read it.
But
I mean, does the Bible count? Like, you're
in day.
What are... What are you reading right now
in the bible? Right now Going through the
new testament,
and I am am. I just... I'm I'm
getting into first Corinthians. So
I'm in acts right now. So talking through
just paul's kind of, and going through all
the cities and he's evan
and it's been really cool and just to
hear, like,
like, the the church as it's getting established.
Like, how it was established and, like, the
people and the players of the game that
were really influencing that. And just like,
You know... Humanity doesn't change. You know, things
that are, like, happening then. You're like, yeah.
We do that now too. Yeah. We suck.
Yeah.
Oh, but it... It's just really good. So...
Mh.
It sounds better than the part of the
bible that I'm reading right now is it's
first... Samuel, and it's not super interesting.
Yeah. The old testament is just sometimes
a grind to get through. I'm dead set.
I'm reading the whole thing, and I.
Yeah are you doing a program? Because, the
Bible recap is my favorite if you've never
I've been I've been listening to that Charlie
Cobb. Yeah.
That. She's amazing. It, like, really opened my
eyes to understanding the Bible so much better.
More? Yeah.
And it makes it more interesting to too
because I could read something and I'm like,
what did I just read? And I'm like,
this is crazy.
Like no. Also I'm like, it did that...
That
not real. I like to that happen.
It's it's
Not. I know the older I get them
more. I'm just, like,
you just... I just have to come to
the... I love that. I just have to
come to the fact. Like, I'm never gonna
fully understand. I never gonna fully understand it.
And also, like, that's faith and trust of
just being, like, god, Like, it's your your
word. And
But, like, also,
the... Like, that's why I love listening to
different pastors too. 1 of my favorite is
Jonathan Ba. He's a pastor in Texas.
Okay. And he is so
great at teaching and just, like, so relatable.
He's great with young adults.
And, you know, people with families too, but
he brings such a real to it where
you're like,
okay. Like,
that's he... Saying it in layman's terms and
it kinda hits you between the eyes with
it. And you're like,
okay. I needed to see that. And it's...
He's not stopped, and I really appreciate that.
Good. Okay. I have to look him up
I've never heard of him. But I would,
I'm gonna add 1 more book, because I
did finish this 1. I should have said
this. But Sydney, Mc molecular Book regular trials.
I had mentioned it. It is a very
good book beyond Gold, I think. Yeah. I
need to read that. Highly recommend. I I
am also an audiobook. So. Spotify audiobook. That's
what I did it on. It's in her
voice, which is really great.
So I enjoyed that.
I love an audio for books like that.
Like, especially if it's, like, some sort of,
like, auto
type? Yes. Book. Yeah.
You get a little bit more of just
like their...
Like, you could read something and your inflection,
but hearing, like theirs... And where they put,
you know, different pauses or something on you're
like, U. Oh, got it. Like, that was
important to them, or that's how they are
interpreting this. It really good. Totally. Mh. I
finally just read the and gale which has
been recommended so many times on the process.
Have you read That? I have not but
my sister recommended the same thing. So I
don't know why. What's the? Everybody's obsessed with
it. It's World war 2 and... Okay. The
main... 1 of the main characters is, like,
she's someone that helps, like,
fighter pilots who went down, get to safety
and Yep.
I've... I stayed up till 12:30 last night
reading this book. So it's like, I have
to finish it. Yeah. Wow Good. Okay. Maybe
I'll go to... Preston Hannah. A lot of
my work friends and gals. They are in
this, like, what is it? Like, something
thrones or, like, oh,
I think I know what 4 not and...
Yes. Yes.
They are, like, all... And already talks about
that. Laura the worlds and they intersect and.
That sounds. I don't know know if I
could take commitment.
Yeah. I don't know. I have a hard
time with, like, the
acting the extra stuff, Like... Yeah. I mean
I and. There's, like, yeah. Books. I could
be exaggerating, but I'm pretty sure there's, like,
15 books that all inter locked and there's,
like, this whole reading plan. My trend chandler
literally read all of them within, like, a
month. So they have to be good. Everybody's
talking about them. Yes. They have to be
good. I mean, people at my work or,
like, Maggie. And I'm like, I'm not a
reader. Okay?
And I don't know the movie. Yeah. And
would that be grilled or on audio.
I know. Maybe they're bad do they're thick.
Yeah.
I mean, I did get, like, when we're
talking about, like,
what do you call that? Like... What it...
Is it Sci or what is that kind
of Fantasy?
Fantasy? I mean, I did, like, back in
the it into the hun games. I really
potter with my kids.
Yeah. Yeah. My husband and I are currently
going through audiobook of Harry Potter when we
go to sleep. Dig mh. Audiobook book that
for 30 minutes, and then we falsely asleep
to it. What are you what are you
on me to start? We're on chamber... Or
on,
Sorcerer stone. Yeah. Okay. Yep. I think we've
read the 3 book. 3 of them, and
we, like, taken a pause. It just makes
you... I'm, like, oh, This is so good.
The detail in it in the story is
just so good. Yeah.
Okay. Anything you're watching or excited about, like,
to zone out? Watch Sprinter. Sprinter was fantastic.
U. Or Sprint. Sorry. Not Sprinter. I keep
saying Sprinter because that was somebody at work
her son kept saying that. Are you with
Winter?
It's like, no honey.
Not.
But, yes, Sprint really good.
We just... We're currently in Dc dallas cowboy
cheerleader thing. Really good.
Receiver really good. Obviously, you can see a
theme here of what I mean interested is
it.
My boys are watching receiver right now, and
I was like, guys. You can watch Sprint
with me. Like, this is a sports because
they love Quarterback. I love all the.
You'll love it, but they're like I wanna
watch it.
Blame for some. I know. They're really into
the soccer stuff going on right now. So...
Yeah. That too. Yep. Yeah I just felt
like Sprint did such a great job of
telling the stories, and that's what's great about
Trek field are the stories and the behind
the scenes. And you know, selfish officially, the
1 thing I would have liked to see
more of is, like, the behind the scenes
of their training. Yeah.
Because I mean, just as, like, a athlete.
I'm like, I felt, like, quarterback did a
really good job that with Patrick Mah homes.
Oh, yeah. And I just was like, man,
I wanna see, like, what No allowances is,
like, training looks like? Like, how does she
carry train? What do they think about focus
on? So maybe season 2, but I really
liked it. Yeah. It's really good. And we
free call for throw, hopefully. Yeah. Right?
And that's what they need to call it
Throughout. Yeah. Right Right? Come on.
I love it. Or what would they call
it field? Because you wanna get, like, the
pole vault
more just like the forgotten sports. These the
forgotten events.
Yes. The ones we need to give more
attention to to... We love the ones yes.
Love yeah. Mh.
Do you have a nonprofit You would like
to highlight or support tell
foundation, I... We give to Tint.
They do amazing work. Not only, like, ministry.
They do work with,
special needs. And then most specifically, they do
work around,
child rescue from,
really, really bad situations of, like, sexual prostitution
and all that sort of stuff, They're amazing.
They do really great work, Highly recommend. Oh,
that's awesome. I listened to him on... I
think he was on Annie Downs pot. Cast.
I to that. Do you listen to love
podcast? Love any Downs. Yeah.
Read all her books in college because I
yeah I'm really with my life? U.
Yeah. I was I was listening to her
today, and she's said she's in New York
for the summer to make she's Yeah. Yeah.
She's in New york for the summer that's
where she does her, like, kinda, like, sunday...
Or
summer sabbath? U. That really great 1 is,
do you listen to Jenny Allen at all?
Kinda I have read... I read 1 of
her books. Okay.
I forget which 1 it was. Her podcast
is great too I think it's called Made
for this. Yeah. Yeah Yeah. He brings great.
People on. Another awesome nonprofit organization is called,
god behind bars, I think, and she had
them on. And
it's you know, prison ministry. Okay.
Unbelievable work and just, like, unbelievable of,
like, how the spirit is, like, moving in
these faces.
Yeah. I think it's called God behind bars.
It's incredible. So my hope at some point,
I'm, like, how can I get involved with
them? Yeah. Whether I mean, obviously, you can
give financially, been like, that would be really
fun for me to, like, work with them
in some capacity. Yeah. Like, give your time
as Yes. Give my time. Yep. Yeah.
Well, what is your last message to leave
with our audience today?
My last message would be...
I would just... Ask for prayer through these
upcoming weeks, not just for me, but of
all athletes.
I just think that
everybody that is in the situation going to
the Olympics This is a dream of theirs,
and they've worked really hard. And so just
for continued safety. And
unity, you know, just
overall, like, just for for peace, I think
in the world too, especially just, like, coming
off of what this weekend was.
So I would just say continue to pray
for, like, peace and health and safety,
and then
you know, support us, keep supporting us.
Thank you so much, Maggie. Yeah. Thank you.
Thanks so much everybody for joining us today.
Thanks Maggie for joining the podcast. We are
so excited to cheer you on in Paris
what an honor to have you on the
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