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New Episode – Olympic Champion Reflects On High School Roots

Dec 2, 2021 | Uncategorized

It’s “The World’s Greatest Athlete!”

Damian Warner and his long-time coach, Gar Leyshon, recount their time together as athlete and coach at Montcalm Secondary School in London, Ontario.

What team sport does Damian reflect on fondly as his spring-board to high school athletic success? What did Gar first see in Damian as a student-athlete?

How has Olympic glory changed everyday life in 2021 for our country’s Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer? It’s all here!

This is an episode that will surely get the motivational engines running for aspiring high school athletes and it will undoubtedly reinforce the benefits of athletics for dedicated coaches!

Just click HERE to listen to the episode or go to your favourite platform to find it.

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