Joe Rau | The Bader Show (Ep. 414)
May 16, 2024•45 min
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Episode description
Joe Rau competed in his third straight Olympic Trials finals, winning in three matches over Alan Vera and earning his first trip to compete in the Olympic Games.
0:01 - getting hooked
0:05 - first world team
0:06 - 2016 olympic trials champion, no olympics
0:10 - just want to go to olympics
0:14 - Pan Ams and COVID momentum stopped
0:16 - 2021 controversy and retiring
0:19 - Lying to myself about retiring
0:24 - peace heading into 2024 trials
0:28 - Olympic Trials 2024, 2 out of 3
0:40 - Joe's career flashed before his eyes
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