What is it really like becoming a 9X British Athletic Champion?
Well in this episode of The Online Disrupter by Liam Chick, I speak to Naomi Metzger (was Ogbeta) about just that.
At the age of 24, Naomi came through the ranks of Athletics to become a Triple Jump Champion.
Naomi is an incredibly talented, humble, young athlete who really opened up to me about the truths.
Topics include:
00:00 - Intro
01:36 - Why Athletics?
05:40 - Did the Triple Jump have more chance of fame and success?
06:48 - The motivation to succeed
09:21 - Growing up / early days / family life
14:39 - Thoughts on school
16:53 - Advice for people 'not conforming to the norm'
18:28 - The training schedule
21:12 - Your team makes a difference
22:51 - Cutting out toxic people
24:45 - The diet
27:39 - The cheat day
29:21 - Being married
34:05 - The public image
35:54 - The European Athletics Championships
37:59 - Why did you succeed over other people?
39:28 - Was winning the British champ as good as the first?
40:43 - Is there good money in Athletics?
43:16 - Mental health and the perception of being perfect
44:28 - Being called the N word and racism
48:34 - Sexism
49:52 - Afrochicks and ThreePointStart
53:50 - What does the future look like?
55:55 - Q&A
55:59 - What is your motivation to keep going when the going gets tough?
56:27 - Do you have any hobbies/interests outside of sports?
56:57 - What football team do you support?
58:55 - When are you going to appear on Richard Osman's House of Games?
59:52 - If you could have dinner with anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and why?
1:01:51 - Do you like chicken nuggets?
1:04:27 - Outro
Follow Naomi Metzger (was Ogebta) here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiogbeta
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaomiMetzgerTJ
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Metzger
AfroChicks: https://www.instagram.com/afrochicksnft
ThreePointStart: threepointstart.com
Follow Liam Chick here:
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Twitter: www.twitter.com/liamchickceo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liamchickba
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-chick
Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/liamchick
Listen:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-online-disrupter-by-liam-chick/id1497778735?uo=4
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Do6xM7TdRs951Rt9rRPo3
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/liam-chick
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUJfNUWsWZaDlFKF7Ey844A