A Shot at Glory" segment on freestyle Olympian Cormier available online at MOJOHD.com
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by Elizabeth Wiley
If you missed 2008 Olympian Daniel Cormier Monday, July 28 on MOJO HD in the first segment of "A Shot at Glory," you can still catch the show online.
Visit MOJOHD.com to see the premier of the ten-part series, featuring Comier.
A Shot at Glory - wrestling's Daniel Cormier:
Athletics can provide order in a sometimes chaotic world. For Daniel Cormier from Lafayette, La., freestyle wrestling provides a vehicle for stability in a life filled with tragedy. Daniel watched his father get shot to death at a young age and recently lost his 3 ½-month-old daughter in a car accident. At 25 years old, wrestling has always been there, providing Cormier the chance to put tragedy aside and measure himself against the world. His has been rocky. He has had trouble getting down to 211 pounds and failed to make weight at the prestigious Uzbekistan Independence Cup in March. Beijing is likely Cormier's last shot for a medal, a final chance to find glory despite hardship.
The ten-part, all high-definition series delves into the mindset and motivation of the competitors as they discuss their intense training schedules and nutrition programs, their mentors and role models, their career-making competitions, and the personal stories behind each hard-fought climb to the upper echelons of sport.
Those chosen to be profiled include Cormier, BMX biker Donny Robinson, track and field's Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon, boxing's Gary Russell, Jr., beach volleyball's Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs, traithlon's Laura Bennett, canoe/kayak's Brett Heyl, gymnastic's Samantha Peszek, and swimming's Kate Ziegler.
"A Shot at Glory" also features candid interviews with high-profile medal winners about their life experiences and what is truly required to be the best in their discipline. Those feature include boxing's Sugar Ray Leonard, track and field's Jackie Joyner-Kersee, gymnastic's Mary Lou Retton, beach volleyball's Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, BMX's Mike King, kayak's Scott Schipley, swimming's Amy Van Dyken, traithlon's Susan Williams and wrestling's John Smith.
Additionally experts in each sport will help detail the psychological and body strength needed to compete; how to overcome injuries and setbacks; and how these new competitors compare with previous champions.
The ten-part series premieres Monday, July 28, will run each weeknight from two weeks on MOJO HD, and is produced in partnership with USA TODAY.
"A Shot at Glory" is produced by USA TODAY Live, the television production arm of USA TODAY, in association with Orange Lion Productions. From USA TODAY Live, Lauren Ashburn is executive producer with Ginger Hudson as senior producer. From Orange Lion, Scott Henry is series producer. For MOJO HD, executive producer is Emilio Nunez with Siobhan Graham as supervising producer.
Visit MOJOHD.com to see the premier of the ten-part series, featuring Comier.
A Shot at Glory - wrestling's Daniel Cormier:
Athletics can provide order in a sometimes chaotic world. For Daniel Cormier from Lafayette, La., freestyle wrestling provides a vehicle for stability in a life filled with tragedy. Daniel watched his father get shot to death at a young age and recently lost his 3 ½-month-old daughter in a car accident. At 25 years old, wrestling has always been there, providing Cormier the chance to put tragedy aside and measure himself against the world. His has been rocky. He has had trouble getting down to 211 pounds and failed to make weight at the prestigious Uzbekistan Independence Cup in March. Beijing is likely Cormier's last shot for a medal, a final chance to find glory despite hardship.
The ten-part, all high-definition series delves into the mindset and motivation of the competitors as they discuss their intense training schedules and nutrition programs, their mentors and role models, their career-making competitions, and the personal stories behind each hard-fought climb to the upper echelons of sport.
Those chosen to be profiled include Cormier, BMX biker Donny Robinson, track and field's Tyson Gay and Wallace Spearmon, boxing's Gary Russell, Jr., beach volleyball's Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs, traithlon's Laura Bennett, canoe/kayak's Brett Heyl, gymnastic's Samantha Peszek, and swimming's Kate Ziegler.
"A Shot at Glory" also features candid interviews with high-profile medal winners about their life experiences and what is truly required to be the best in their discipline. Those feature include boxing's Sugar Ray Leonard, track and field's Jackie Joyner-Kersee, gymnastic's Mary Lou Retton, beach volleyball's Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, BMX's Mike King, kayak's Scott Schipley, swimming's Amy Van Dyken, traithlon's Susan Williams and wrestling's John Smith.
Additionally experts in each sport will help detail the psychological and body strength needed to compete; how to overcome injuries and setbacks; and how these new competitors compare with previous champions.
The ten-part series premieres Monday, July 28, will run each weeknight from two weeks on MOJO HD, and is produced in partnership with USA TODAY.
"A Shot at Glory" is produced by USA TODAY Live, the television production arm of USA TODAY, in association with Orange Lion Productions. From USA TODAY Live, Lauren Ashburn is executive producer with Ginger Hudson as senior producer. From Orange Lion, Scott Henry is series producer. For MOJO HD, executive producer is Emilio Nunez with Siobhan Graham as supervising producer.
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