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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices