April Ross: 2x Olympic Medalist Talks Training, Mental Health, & Body-Image

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🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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April Ross is a two time olympic beach volleyball medalist; she won a silver medal in London and a bronze medal in Rio. Now, she is preparing to play in Tokyo for her 3rd Olympic games. April has been a volleyball phenomenon her entire life: Gatorade Player of the Year out of high school, All-American, back to back national champion at USC, and now making history as one of the best female beach volleyball players ever. April discusses what her journey has been like, the philosophies she lives by, her mental health, the body-image pressures surrounding beach volleyball, and so much more.

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0:00.0	I think everyone inherently knows based on where they are in time what they need to do to be better or be their best.
0:08.0	You think just deep down we all know that?
0:09.5	Yeah, I think you don't need anyone to tell you what you need to do to be your best and maximize your potential.
0:15.0	I think if you're really passionate about something, you do the research, you learn what you need to learn, you just get really curious about it,
0:24.0	and then you listen to yourself, you listen to your body, and I just believe you can put a plan in place.
0:31.0	Welcome back to Real Pob with Victoria Garrag.
0:35.0	Today's guest is the iconic April Ross.
0:38.0	April is a two-time Olympic Beach volleyball medalist.
0:41.0	She won a silver medal in London and a bronze medal in Rio, and now,
0:46.0	April is preparing to play in Tokyo for what would be her third Olympic Games.
0:50.0	April has been a volleyball phenom her entire life.
0:53.0	She was the gatorial player of the year out of high school in all American and back-to-back national champion at USC,
0:59.0	and now she's making history on the sand.
1:02.0	Today, April will talk about what her journey has been like, how she approaches her everyday life,
1:07.0	what philosophy she lives by, her athletic mindset, her mental health,
1:11.0	the body image pressure surrounding Beach volleyball, and so much more.
1:15.0	As a fellow USC volleyball alum, it was an honor to sit down and talk with April as I have looked up to her for such a long time,
1:23.0	and she could not have been more real, personal, and effortlessly inspiring.
1:28.0	You all are in for a treat, so keep on listening, and let's get to this episode with Olympian April Ross.
1:34.0	Are you a podcaster? Do you listen to podcasts?
1:38.0	Okay, let's switch ones.
1:40.0	Well yours, of course.
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