Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalist, five time medal winner, and cultural icon Nastia Liukin chats with David Vobora about her remarkable journey to become a champion and the struggles of achieving a lifetime goal at eighteen years old. Nastia shares details of her tense friendship with teammate and rival Shawn Johnson, manifesting her olympic gold medal and reflects on her personal journey after sport. A remarkable story of one of the United States' olympic heroes and her Life After.

(00:00) - Intro

(1:30) - Youth in Gymnastics

(20:35) - Celebrity and Fame

(38:00) - Road to Olympics

(41:45) - Relationship with Shawn Johnson

(52:45) - Manifesting the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal

(1:10:45) - 2008 Olympic Finals

(1:36:00) - 2012 Olympic Trials

(2:05:55) - Gifts

Life After with David Vobora is an inspirational and motivational podcast that dives deep into guest's personal stories of hardship, perseverance and personal realization. After playing professional football, overcoming addiction, working with Wounded Warriors, and creating the Adaptive Training Foundation, David knows that life-altering events come in many ways, but they always come. On the new series, former “Mr. Irrelevant” in the NFL Draft, Vobora, talks with incredible guests about overcoming adversity in the face of unimaginable circumstances. David identifies crucial—and sometimes tragic—moments in their lives' that helped shape both their success and who they are today.

Motivational Podcast | Inspirational Podcast | Perseverance

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