Offseason Episode 5: Olympic Champion Quincy Watts
About this episode
Quincy Watts discusses his journey from a basketball player in Detroit to an Olympic champion and his current role at USC.
Send us Fan Mail The Heisman Trophy Podcast's off-season search for the origins of elite athleticism continues with Quincy Watts, who won two gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and now directs the track and field program at USC. Watts grew up in Detroit, a basketball player who happened to be fast. He traces the spark to the 1984 Olympics, when he watched Carl Lewis win four golds, pointed at the television, and told his father he would win one too. The road there was not straight. He...
People in this episode
Host: Chris Huston
Guest: Quincy Watts
Topics covered
- Olympic athletics
- track and field
- elite athleticism
- Quincy Watts
- sports history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: USC
Places: Detroit
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