Business Daily meets: Michael Johnson

Business Daily

BBC

News, Business

4.4 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The legendary sprinter revolutionised athletics with his unique running style and record-breaking performances.

Michael Johnson is a four-time Olympic gold medallist who earned millions of dollars through prize money and sponsorships.

Now he's back with a plan to transform athletics with the Grand Slam Track league — a new competition featuring a $12.6 million prize fund.

He's hoping it will elevate financial opportunities for today's athletes and ignite inspiration for future generations.

Produced and presented by Sam Fenwick.

(Image: Michael Johnson carries the American Flag after winning gold in the Men's 200m during the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Credit: Mike Hewitt /Allsport/Getty Images)

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Business Daily Meets from the BBC World Service.
0:08.8	I'm Sam Fenwick.
0:10.5	Now can you guess who I'm talking to today?
0:14.9	Look at the time.
0:16.5	It is a new record for the man with the golden shoes.
0:23.4	He's the only man ever to hold records in the 200 and 400 meters at the same time.
0:29.9	That was a dream come true for me.
0:31.3	There's a lot of hard work that went into that.
0:33.3	And there'll probably never be another moment like that in my life representing my country on my own home soil.
0:39.0	By the time he hung up his legendary gold Nike trainers, his hall of 16 gold medals included four Olympic golds.
0:49.2	He revolutionized athletics with his unique running style and record-breaking performances,
0:55.0	earning millions of dollars through prize money and sponsorship.
0:58.3	I was chasing records and medals because it was just a dream of mine to accomplish them.
1:03.6	The biggest reward is I thought I could do that and I actually did prove myself right.
1:09.2	And he says he wants to continue to innovate the sport
1:12.0	and help its athletes earn more money from it.
1:15.4	Today, Business Daily meets the legendary US athlete,
1:19.3	entrepreneur and sports commentator Michael Johnson.
1:25.5	I like your backdrop.
1:27.5	Thank you.
1:29.2	Michael Johnson is speaking to me via a video call from his home in California.
1:33.9	You're sort of surrounded by trophies for our listeners who obviously can't see.
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