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South African Olympic runner, Dom Scott, joins Laura today for a truly inspiring conversation about persevering and making tough decisions to make your dreams a reality. Born in Cape Town, Dom\u2019s journey to the Olympics meant moving away from her family at a young age to access the training and opportunities offered elsewhere, which resulted in multiple NCAA titles, 12 All-American honors, and, of course, her appearance at the Rio Olympics. Today, Dom takes some time out from her training for the Tokyo Olympics to share her story and the lessons it has to offer.\n\xa0\nShe begins by sharing some details of growing up in Cape Town, her start in sports, particularly running, and the difficult decision to leave home to attend a high school with a track team. Dom also discusses the road that took her to the University of Arkansas, her career there, her year of fairy tale moments, and her Rio experience. She concludes by delving into the lessons she has learned throughout her career, how COVID has affected her and her training, what keeps her going through the hard times, and the Dom Squad. The overriding themes of following your dream and cherishing support from family, friends, and faith run through Dom\u2019s journey, and\noffer inspiration for us all in how we can approach our own lives.

Episode Highlights:\n\xa0

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• Dom\u2019s upbringing in Cape Town and her start in running
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• Netball
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• Living away from home to go to a high school with a track team
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• Her Olympic dream and her parents\u2019 support
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• Going to the University of Arkansas
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• Her college experience
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• The differences between indoor/outdoor track and cross country
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• How she improved so much over her college career
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• Dom\u2019s year of fairytale moments
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• Her Rio Olympic experience and the process involved in getting there
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• What helped Dom through her doubts and anxiety leading up to Rio
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• What Dom has learned in terms of her identity
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• Her current definition of success
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• How COVID has impacted her and her preparation for Tokyo
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• What keeps Dom going through the hard times
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• The Dom Squad
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Quotes:\n\xa0

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• \u201cI grew up playing every sport.\u201d
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• \u201cI guess as a dreamer and the determined person that I am, as a 12 year old, that just seemed like something that was worth fighting for and worth making hard decisions for.\u201d
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• \u201cSelflessly\u2026she told me to go and to follow my dreams, follow my heart, and if she hadn\u2019t done that, I think I probably would have pulled the plug on the whole thing.\u201d
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• \u201cCollege, you\u2019ve got to remember, everyone is away from home.\u201d
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• \u201cVery quickly, I started changing the way I was talking\u2026and looking back at it, I\u2019m so sad that I did that.\u201d
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• \u201cDon\u2019t change who you are to blend in and be like everybody else\u2026you want to stand up and rise above that.\u201d
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• \u201cMy freshman year was a big learning curve.\u201d
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• \u201cI just tried to start observing.\u201d
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• \u201cDress for the job you want, not the job you have.\u201d
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• \u201cYour 10 points just secured the win for the Lady Razorbacks.\u201d
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• \u201cThat sermon gave me so much peace.\u201d
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• \u201cYou earned your spot on that start line.\u201d
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• \u201cI had taken the necessary steps to make my dream a reality.\u201d
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• \u201cAt the time, I was embarrassed to say I\u2019d come 21st,which is ridiculous!\u201d
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• \u201cIt\u2019s not about the place, it\u2019s about how you feel about what you did.\u201d
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• \u201cBeing an Olympian and having competed in the Olympics is not something that made me a better person, or, like, changed my life significantly either\u2026it wasn\u2019t something I wanted to be branded as.\u201d
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• \u201cIf you are searching for your identity in anything other than Christ\u2026it\u2019s never going to fulfill you, it\u2019s never going to satisfy you, and you\u2019re always going to be left wanting more.\u201d
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• \u201cI am\u2026more than Dom Scott, the athlete.\u201d
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• \u201cI really feel like surrounding myself with people that love me and support me \u2013 that\u2019s what helps me through those really horrible days.\u201d
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