Rowdy Gaines’ Olympic Picks

The Olympics are finally here! Before he left for London, Growing Bolder contributor Rowdy Gaines, who will be calling his sixth Olympics for NBC Sports, describes what it’s like to have the best seat in the house for his beloved sport of swimming.

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Janet Evans

She’s a four-time Olympic gold medalist and the greatest female distance swimmer of all time, and at the age of 40, Janet Evans is staging an Olympic comeback. She explains why she’s ready to compete again, even against swimmers half her age.

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Ann’s Fans

With all due respect to the dozen former Olympians and more than 1,000 other competitors, the swimmer with the largest and loudest fan support at the U.S. Masters Swimming national championships was a 71-year-old woman from Minnesota named Ann.

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Rowdy Gaines: Failure

You know him as a huge swimming success, but did you know that Olympic champion Rowdy Gaines failed over and over and over again? He has advice for learning from the defeats and taking chances until you succeed.

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Lucky Meisenheimer

Dermatologist, masters swimmer, author, Guinness World record-holder, Special Olympics coach — there are few people as passionate about life and committed to making a difference as Dr.Lucky Meisenheimer.

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Brooks Johnson

Since 1968, legendary track and field coach Brooks Johnson has had at least one athlete in every single Olympic Games. And his streak may continue in 2012. He offers tips for anyone, no matter their talents, looking to live up to their potential in life.

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Adolph Hoffman

He’s 87 years old, still hits the diamond regularly and he’s going for a world record in pole vaulting at the 2011 Senior Olympics. Listen to this interview and you’ll change the way you think about what’s possible later in life.

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