Absolutely phenomenal interview & story with 1 of the strongest willed women I've come across in my 73 years of existence. May God bless her & her family ❤🙏
18:21 Oksana says, "I'm not a medals person." Then what would she prefer to receive in lieu of a medal? What would she keep as a reminder of what she achieved?
She talked about this in her book. When she receives the medals, she poses with them and is respectful, but the actual awards have no significance to her. It's the achievement behind them for herself. She doesn't need the actual medal, just the knowledge that she got the award and giving herself the permission to accept that she achieved it. It's a self esteem personal achievement and that means more to her than the actual award itself, if that makes any sense. Some athletes love trophies and medals and proudly display them, some have a different relationship to them. They like winning, but more for themselves than having the medal they feel would be more to show off to others. The achievement makes her feel great about herself rather than feeling like she is not as good as others because she an amputee so that is worth more than the actual award, ya know?
Absolutely phenomenal interview & story with 1 of the strongest willed women I've come across in my 73 years of existence. May God bless her & her family ❤🙏
Did you know about her before this interview? I didn't.
@@tommyls4357 No, I haven't heard of her & I'm a big sports fan.
Extraordinary young lady … So inspiring !!! Fantastic interview Graham …
BEST EVER by the man, Graham Bensinger !
What a story! I really enjoyed her book. She is a beast and a badass! And now one of on the most winningest female Olympians EVER!
Truly, a beautiful soul.
Pretty incredible story. "Resilient rascal" sounds about right. Guy Masters also - what an incredible woman!
I just read Oksana book ❤️🥰
18:21 Oksana says, "I'm not a medals person." Then what would she prefer to receive in lieu of a medal? What would she keep as a reminder of what she achieved?
She talked about this in her book. When she receives the medals, she poses with them and is respectful, but the actual awards have no significance to her. It's the achievement behind them for herself. She doesn't need the actual medal, just the knowledge that she got the award and giving herself the permission to accept that she achieved it. It's a self esteem personal achievement and that means more to her than the actual award itself, if that makes any sense. Some athletes love trophies and medals and proudly display them, some have a different relationship to them. They like winning, but more for themselves than having the medal they feel would be more to show off to others. The achievement makes her feel great about herself rather than feeling like she is not as good as others because she an amputee so that is worth more than the actual award, ya know?
Ohhhhhh kayyy
What do u mean?! :-)