Are you watching the Olympics this year? If so, good for you. If not, it's not too late...there is another week to go.

Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Michael Phelps - all Olympic stars of the present and not too long ago past. - two of them gymnasts, members of what is called the "Golden Girls", in honor of the number of gold medals they have won.

Then Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic athlete in history, with 28 medals, 23 of them gold, rounds out the Olympic stars referred to in this podcast.

There is Snoop Dogg himself, having transformed his life from a checkered past as a "Gantsa rapper" and more in California to a honored member of the NBC team bringing you these games this summer is a remarkable story in itself.

Taking a brief look behind the games, the competition, and the winning, these athletes and television personality show how to overcome the adversity they have faced, by perseverance, hard work and transparency.

In this one sense, they are just like us, as they face the ups and downs of life.