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Take the Little Wins with Aly Raisman

2/4/202652 min

Two-time Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman joins IMO today to reflect on her incredible career as a gymnast and life after the sport. Aly shares the moment she knew she wanted to go to the Olympics, how her parents navigated her intense childhood training regimen, and how she is adjusting to life after the sport that profoundly changed her life. Plus, Michelle reveals the sport she always dreamed of joining.

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Clips

Told Water Hurts Performance
Eight-Year-Old Olympic Vow
Burnout & PTSD After Gold
Bathroom Panic With Simone
Therapy That Makes Her Sick

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Aly Raisman· Guest0:00

    in 2016, before the all-around final, uh, Simone and I, we were about to compete, and we went to the bathroom quickly, and I remember, uh, I looked at her, and I said, "You good?" She goes, "Nope!" [laughing] [laughing] [laughing] She said, "Nope." And we both- I said, "I feel like I'm gonna throw up." [laughing] [laughing] And then we just were like, "Okay, let's just be nervous together. Let's do this together." But it was nice because even though we were competing against each other, we still felt like a team in that moment.

  2. Craig Robinson· Host0:32

    [upbeat music] Well, what do you think? Dun-dun- What's the Olympic music?

  3. Michelle Obama· Host0:46

    We should put a- Dun, dun, dun-uh. Dun, dun, dun, dun.

  4. Craig Robinson· Host0:50

    Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun.

  5. Michelle Obama· Host0:52

    Dun, dun, dun. So when did you join the ski team?

  6. Craig Robinson· Host0:55

    [chuckles] I didn't. [chuckles] I... And you know- Are you a bobsledder? I don't, I don't wanna- [laughing] [laughing] [laughing] I don't wanna portray myself as an Olympian, even though I would have loved to have been an Olympian, but, um, this is just some gear that I'm wearing from Ralph Lauren.

  7. Michelle Obama· Host1:13

    Yeah.

  8. Craig Robinson· Host1:14

    And, uh- It's good.

  9. Michelle Obama· Host1:14

    I love it. I'm just wondering where my sweater is.

  10. Craig Robinson· Host1:17

    Well, you- Ralph Lauren. [chuckles] Well, well, you are... What are you wearing?

  11. Michelle Obama· Host1:20

    I'm wearing Ralph Lauren, too.

  12. Craig Robinson· Host1:22

    Right. So- You know, winter collection, these beautiful, uh, velvet, deep purple pants.

  13. Michelle Obama· Host1:28

    I love this. Feels so good.

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