EP 163: From Fighting For Gold to Fighting For Life, A Story of Grit and Resilience - Sally Callie
The story of Sally Callie, world champion Olympian who faced sudden brain damage
Olympic rowers, Sally Callie and Amber Halliday have quite the shared history. They set a world record together at the Athens Olympics in 2004 they both ended up facing and recovering from severe brain injuries. This is an inspiring story of how Sally Callie met personal crisis and called upon all the learning and skills of sport to fight on and survive. It’s a real-life story of struggle, grit, resilience and the steps we need to take to beat the odds. .
Here's what we discuss in this week's show:
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
Olympic rowers, Sally Callie and Amber Halliday have quite the shared history. They set a world record together at the Athens Olympics in 2004 they both ended up facing and recovering from severe brain injuries. This is an inspiring story of how Sally Callie met personal crisis and called upon all the learning and skills of sport to fight on and survive. It’s a real-life story of struggle, grit, resilience and the steps we need to take to beat the odds. .
Here's what we discuss in this week's show:
- When people ask Sally what she does today, how does she like to respond?
- Overview of Sally’s sporting career highlights
- How do we bring ourselves to the moment, when it's all on the line?
- What happened at the Athens Olympics?
- Does Sally play a soundtrack in her mind?
- How do rowers operate as a single unit to develop unflinching trust?
- Changing identity from an Olympian to a school teacher
- The moment in September 2011 when standing under the shower, Sally's left side started to shake
- How did Sally use techniques from the Olympics to get through brain operation?
- What did Sally's rowing partner, Amber, said to her about challenges? (one word: neuroplasticity)
- What’s that mindset needed to recover from injury or illness?
The Mojo Radio Show - © Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson
Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It’s just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
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