Heres what Olympic Head Track & FIeld Coach LaTanya Sheffield told her daughter about how to achieve greatness.

She competed as a 400-meter hurdler in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

But what does that look like in practice?

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One athlete who knows firsthand happens to be her daughter, sprinterJaide Stepter Baynes.

Theyre lessons any athlete (and anyone striving for greatness) can learn from.

The conversation was direct, but it was the kick Stepter Baynes needed, she says.

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world champion sprinter

That year she made it to the national championships.

No one can ever question you because your stuff is so much on lock.

Ask yourself: Why not me?

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Tara Davis-Woodhall of Team United States celebrates with husband Hunter Woodhall after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Long Jump Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France.

coach kara lawson from duke university

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