Sanya Richards-Ross: Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2013

Before the Beijing Olympic Games she got diagnosed with an auto-immune disease. She went into the games a heavy favorite but she finished third winning a Bronze medal in these games. After being a

heavy favorite, it was extremely disappointing not to win gold, it was really difficult not to be at best on that particular day. She was really down after this performance and only

had one day before the 4×4 relay team would try to win gold. She had to put that prior disappointment behind her and focus on the moment. She was determined not to go home without a Gold. The team did win and brought home the Gold.

During the 2010 season she pulled quad that took her out for rest of the track season. This was another set back that she had to overcome. During

2011 she had recovered physically but not mentally. She finished 7th in worlds

2012. During 2011 she found out she had been misdiagnosed with Bechet disease, it was instead a treatable skin disease. She had to start on new medicine just before the London Games. She had to overcome the effects of the new medicine in order to compete for in the Olympics. She recalled coming off the 3rd turn and being behind in the race. She experienced a moment of self-doubt about being able to accomplish her dream of winning a Gold. She stated that she quickly changed her focus and this allowed her to overcome her fears and come from behind to win the Gold medal in London.