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Darwin's Theories of Awesomeness


Jul 23, 2021

An interview with the passionate - and hilarious! - Robert Esmie, a Gold Medallist and World Champion at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He ran the first leg and raced with Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey.

"I'm on top of Carl Lewis I head off him right. 80 meter! I say I feel his long legs start coming through my sideview mirrors right. And then boom, crossed the line. I went 10:23. He goes Who are you? I said THE FLASH. He said this is the fastest and hardest I've ever run in a quarter."

"With the lessons, and I've always said, no matter what I do in life, job, sports, whatever, everything that I do, everything that happens, must have a purpose must have a meaning."

"And that's part of the haircut. Because I know when they can see the haircut, I know they're gonna laugh. I know Donovan (Bailey) is gonna call me a clown and slap me as usual. Although he may do that, on my mind, is where I wanted him. Because I saw the fun piece. And the relaxed piece that I'm looking for. "

"Everybody sees Robert as a clown and someone that idiot because he's the kid. I'm the youngest of the team. So he's the kid, but they don't see the logical side of my planning process as a child coming all the way through everything that I'm doing. there's a there's a plan and process for success. Right. And it's a great thing is when I'm working with these young athletes, and that's why I always say let's train the mind first before the body."

 

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