Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Dominique Dawes on Olympic Gold and Pursuing Excellence
The Daily Stoic26 Aug 2020

Ask Daily Stoic: Ryan and Dominique Dawes on Olympic Gold and Pursuing Excellence

On today’s Daily Stoic Podcast, Ryan and Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes talk about the difficulty of striving for an extraordinary goal during a pandemic, how to maintain creative and athletic momentum while staying safe, the most important moments that an athlete experiences, and more.

Dominique Dawes is a retired American gymnast. She is a three-time Olympian and has won medals at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. She also won several gold medals in the USA Gymnastics National Championships between 1991 and 1996. Dawes is a member of the International Gymnastics and USA Olympic Halls of Fame.

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