Being a champion athlete is hard. Raising a high-level athlete might be even harder, and there’s not enough information on how to do it right. On Champion Sports Mom, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Member Wendy Hilliard, the first African-American rhythmic gymnast to represent the U.S. in international competition, founder of the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation in Harlem and Detroit, and mom to an elite-level athlete, sits down with champion sports moms (and moms of champion athletes, past and present) to share their stories and valuable insights.

Episode 1: Strong Body, Strong Mind, Strong Future


JOETTA
4-Time Olympian (Track & Field)
Leading Authority on Achievement & Health/Wellness Author
NJ Hall of Fame Inductee

Episode 2: Building Accessible Places to Play


MICHELLE DUSSERRE-FARRELL
1984 Olympic Medalist (Gymnastics)
Senior Director of Athlete, Curatorial, and Programs
at the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum

Episode 3: Control Your Controllables


KYM HAMPTON
Basketball Legend – WNBA All-Star

 

Episode 4: When to Quit and When to Keep Going


KATHY JOHNSON CLARKE
Olympic Medalist (Gymnastics)
Sports Commentator

Episode 5: Olympic Mentality: Managing a Family of Athletes


SABRINA GOODWIN-MONDAY
National Sales Director, Mary Kay Cosmetics

Episode 6: Making a National Team and Big College Decisions


WENDY HILLIARD

U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Famer
Founder/CEO, Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation

Episode 7: Raising Multi-Sport Athletes


ALIANE BAQUEROT WILSON

1996 Olympian (Rhythmic Gymnastics)

Episode 8: Life Lessons from Sports


UMME SALIM-BEASLEY

Head Gymnastics Coach at Rutgers University
Former NCAA Gymnast

Episode 9: Pivoting and Parenting in Sports


AMY HUGHES

Mother of Olympic Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes and
Olympian Emily Hughes