Olympic Kickoff | Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes, Michael Phelps' Coach Bob Bowman, and Basketball Icon George Raveling

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The 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris are officially here! To kick off the Olympics, Ryan talks to gold medalist Dominique Dawes, Michael Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman, and legendary basketball coach George Raveling. Dominique Dawes is one of only three US women to compete at three Olympics, and has won four Olympic medals. In the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Dominique earned a gold medal as a part of the “Magnificent Seven”, as well as an individual bronze medal in the floor event. She also earned team bronzes in 1992 and 2000 and is a member of the International Gymnastics and USA Olympic Halls of Fame. 🎙️Listen to Dominique Dawes’ full episode on The Daily Stoic Connect with Dominique on Instagram and X Bob Bowman is best known for coaching 23-time Olympic gold medalist American swimmer Michael Phelps. Listen in to hear Bob share stories from Michael Phelps’ record-breaking Olympic performances and his approach to coaching top swimmers to world-class success. 🎙️Listen to Bob Bowman’s full episode on The Daily Stoic Connect with Bob on Instagram and X George Raveling served as an assistant coach on the medal-winning Olympic teams coached by Bob Knight and John Thompson in both 1984 (gold medal) and 1988 (bronze medal). George was a key influence in Michael Jordan partnering with Nike and worked as the Director for International Basketball for Nike after retirement from USC. 🎙️Listen to George Raveling’s full episode on The Daily Stoic Connect with George on Instagram, X, YouTube, and his website📕 Right Thing, Right Now | Read more on Shunzo Kido and his story from the 1932 Summer Olympics at https://store.dailystoic.com/✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: https://store.dailystoic.com/📱 Follow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.