Christian Taylor, the two-time Olympic and four-time World Champion in the triple jump, joins us on the eve of the Olympics to reflect back on his amazing career and look ahead to what is next.
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01:26 Christian Taylor
02:40 2011, 2012 and his quick start
06:42 Changing feet
09:11 Rising to occasion at Worlds and Olympics?
11:07 Who was his greatest rival?
14:32 Greatest accomplishment
16:45 Missing the world record
20:39 The eternal optimist struggling at end of career
27:11 The butterfly effect
28:27 Michael Johnson track league
30:48 Future of triple jump
32:49 What's next?
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36:41 His expiring adidas contract, 2024 and future
46:50 Being coached by mom, transitioning from high school to pros
49:41 Getting into a Diamond League
55:29 Double thresholds and training
01:00:28 Doping talk
01:05:18 The 1500 final - Jakob or Josh?
01:09:33 Tinman and adidas contract
01:13:40 Being a dad 01:18:17 The roads?
01:22:17 Paris Olympics
01:22:57 Believing in himself and doubts
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