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Sophia Montgomery shares her journey to becoming an Olympian and the challenges she faced along the way.

Send us Fan Mail Sophia Montgomery never set out to be an Olympian. She just kept climbing the next rung—national tryouts, training partner, gap year—until suddenly, the dream felt real. In this episode of Unstoppable, the 2024 Paris Olympian and Thai ILCA 6 sailor opens up about what it took to leave Harvard behind, the anxiety of betting everything on a single year, and the "delusional" belief that kept her going when nothing made sense. From qualifying at her home club in Thailand to stand...

People in this episode

Host: Ziyan Huang

Guest: Sophia Montgomery

Topics covered

• Olympics
• sailing
• personal growth
• overcoming anxiety
• career decisions

Keywords

• Olympian
• sailing
• Harvard
• anxiety
• personal growth
• Thailand
• 2024 Paris

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unstoppable

Places: Thailand, Harvard

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