Olympic medal

[laughs] But anyway.

Later on, 18 years after winning your Olympic medal, you returned to Olympic Ice at Salt Lake City, where you are also based, in 2002 for a ceremony playing the role of fire, which is something maybe unimaginable for a Slovak to do so in America.

What do you remember most vividly of this occasion?

Well, first of all, it was a, it was an incredible honor, you know, to be chosen to do this.

'Cause I think Melo came out and said something about this.

Would you rather an Olympic medal for the USA or an NBA championship?

Ooh.

If you didn't have two Olympic medals.

[laughs]

See, I was about to say, I might trade one.

Y- you gotta pick one.

You can't do both because it's at the same time." She goes, "Oh, I really wanna play footy, but I wanna w- win an Olympic Gold Medal.

I wanna go to the Olympics in gymnastics."

Oh, I like it.

Yeah.

I'm like that, that ...

You can't get that, you can't achieve an Olympic Gold Medal at gymnastics, and I reckon I've got pretty good genes as a footy player.

Play footy.

back then, when you're in it, you're always wanting more and you're... you're comparing yourself to everyone you're competing against.

But now I look back and go, like, you know, I never thought I could win an Olympic medal and I managed to.

Probably also, I hope it shows other people that maybe think maybe they can never do it.

They actually can.

Let's go.

The title, we love a good title, is From Olympic Medals to Feeling Like I'm Starting Again.

This is very exciting.

"Hi Alexis, huge fan of the podcast.

I've been listening from the beginning, and honestly, you're exactly the no bullshit type of person I love hearing from when I need it most.

For context, I'm a post-profe- professional athlete.

I won two Olympic medals.

For context, I'm a post-professional athlete.