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	Podcast:		WorkLife with Adam Grant
	Episode:		Taken for Granted: Allyson Felix on defeating disappointment and savoring success
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:54:53
	Publish Date:		2021-10-19 16:12:39
	Description:		At the age of 18, Allyson Felix took home the Olympic silver medal in the 200 meter dash. She was devastated. Where others saw “second-best in the world,” she only saw “not first.” That race lit a fire that would carry her on to become the most decorated track and field athlete in American history. Adam talks with her about achieving excellence, bouncing back from her so-called “failures,” and sustaining motivation to medal in five straight Olympic games. Read the text transcript for this episode at go.ted.com/T4G21
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