Olympians: More Than a Medal

Kelly Clark, a member of the US Olympic Women’s Snowboarding team, knows a lot about pressure.  The gold medalist from the 2002 Olympic Winter games, a bad landing kept her out of the medals in 2006.  This year she’s in Vancouver looking to add another medal to her collection.

Being an Olympian comes with a lot of pressure.  “If you know that people love you for who you are not what you do you can deal with the pressure,” Kelly said.  You watch the video to learn more about how she handles life at the top of her game:

Do you ever feel that the people around you only see what you do and not who you really are? If so, you’re not alone.   In his book, Soul Cravings, author Erwin McManus talks at length about our soul craving for intimacy. “All of us have this craving to belong, to connect.” In part one of his discussion of the craving for intimacy, Erwin McManus talks about love, the most dangerous human condition.  You can watch Erwin’s talk on intimacy.

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Tags: Culture, erwin mcmanus, Kelly Clark, olympics, Snowboarding, soul cravings, sports, US Olympic team, World

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