Olympic Legend Finding Precision & Peace | Greg Louganis
Episode description
Olympic Gold Medalist, Actor, and Author Greg Louganis is known as the greatest diver of all time. Today, as a coach, speaker, author, actor, activist, and humanitarian, he continues his tradition of excellence, keeping many causes close to his heart, including HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ+, mental health/addiction, human rights, animals, environmental issues, and climate change. Greg is a Samoan High Chief and shares wisdom through his Peak Performance course, speaking events, and social media. He is also a dog dad and agility handler who adores spending time with his pups.
In this heart-centered conversation, Lee and Greg explore:
- (05:28) Being a pioneer at a time when there were few gay role models.
- (15:08) How, by listening to the diving board and using all of his senses, he could achieve excellence in his sport.
- (22:49) His work around diversity, inclusion, misinformation, and being conscious about the carbon footprint of the Olympics.
- (25:42) His HIV-positive diagnosis in 1988 and encouraging people to ask themselves before they judge with words and thoughts, “Is it kind?”
- (33:16) How he felt he was sharing his weaknesses in his New York Times Best Selling book, Breaking the Surface.
- (50:37) The discovery of his biological family.
To learn more about his work: https://GregLouganis.com/
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