Back The Team

20/06/2026

You belong here💙

For years, Laura Rasmussen Dwyer carried a sticky note that read, “You belong here.” Now, she doesn’t need it anymore.

Hear the story behind the sticky note and the confidence it helped build.

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I’m Amy, and I’m on a mission to interview 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team. Will I accomplish this goal? Follow the journey to find out. Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

19/06/2026

His heart rate hits 170 before the race even starts.

After two Olympic medals, it’s still true every time.

I asked Ethan Cepuran how he deals with it. He doesn’t wait to feel ready. He just takes the first step, then the next one, then the next one after that.

That’s the whole strategy.

Save this for the next time you’re standing at your own start line.

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I’m Amy, and I’m on a mission to interview 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team. Will I accomplish this goal? Follow the journey to find out. Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

18/06/2026

Inside the journey with Ethan Cepuran to becoming the best in the world 🌎

First step: setting expectations. It’s no secret that big dreams require big goals.

Speaking of big goals…

I’m Amy and I’m on a mission to interview 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team. That’s 304 athletes total.

Here’s the thing about big goals. There are roadblocks, wins you don’t expect, and days you genuinely want to quit. Will I accomplish this mission? Come along the journey to find out Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

18/06/2026

When you grow up a lighthouse without TV....you may set out to interview 100% of Team USA (sample size = 1 🫣)

I’m Amy, and I’ve made it my mission to interview 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team.

That’s 304 athletes total. And I’ve talked to 200 of them.

But here’s the thing. I’m in the final stretch, and tracking down the last 100 athletes is….well, harder than you think.

Will I accomplish this mission? Follow along to find out. Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

15/06/2026

Have you choked under pressure?

Pressure is not going to go away. Those who succeed have figured out how to prepare.

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Mindset is our greatest muscle. Interviewing 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team to learn how the best train it. Follow for more like this Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

14/06/2026

A 5th grade award that became reality (x2) 💪

“Never doubt your dreams. You can do so much more than you think.” - Casey Dawson

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Mindset is our greatest muscle. Interviewing 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team to learn how to train it. Follow for more content like this Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

13/06/2026

What does a pink backpack have to do with the Olympics?

For Casey Dawson and his teammates, it became the best way to handle pressure

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Mindset is our greatest muscle. Interviewing 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team to learn how to train it. Follow for more content like this Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

12/06/2026

Not every victory hangs around your neck

Casey Dawson shares why he believes his greatest accomplishment wasn’t found on the podium, but in the legacy he and his teammates left behind.

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Mindset is our greatest muscle. Interviewing 100% of the 2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic team to learn how to train it. Follow for more content like this Back The Team | Athlete Mindset

11/06/2026

A Loss Is Only a Failure If You Learn Nothing. Conor McDermott-Mostowy Wrote That Quote After Living It., written by Amy Wotovich, full story below

Both of Conor McDermott-Mostowy' s childhood coaches have told him the same thing: he was not the athlete they expected to go to the Olympics. Two decades later, he made his debut in Milano Cortina. What happened in between is a masterclass in what it looks like to treat every loss as a question wo

11/06/2026

Winter Vinecki's Best Mental Tool Is Her Track Record. Yours Is Too., written by Amy Wotovich, full story below

From the Guinness Book of World Records to two Olympic Games, here's how Winter Vinecki turns every hard thing she's done into fuel for the next one.