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Episode #47 A Close Call With Death with Guest JR Celski - Bronze medalist and US Olympian Speed Skater that experienced life threatening accident on the ice that nearly cost JR's life.
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JR Celski, a phenomenal Olympic star and team mate to famous Apollo Ono has won many national and international competitions including winning the Bronze medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada. He has won many silver and bronze medals over this career and at the top of this game he had a terrible accident on the ice qualifying for the Olympics in 2010 when he fell on the last turn slashing his thigh muscles in half and nicking his femoral artery!
JR thought his Olympic dreams were over and he may never skate again. Despite this accident and set back JR pushes through and lets us in on how it all went down and how he worked his way back. Tune in on this heart touching story of resilience and perseverance that can give any of us listeners the drive to get back into life again no matter how hard or challenging. Thank you JR for this great story of reflection and heart. This was truly, A Close Call With Death!
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