Sasha Cohen in Sports Illustrated

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It’s a Tuesday afternoon, and I work at 60 Minutes in New York City as part of the highly sought-after CBS News Associates Program that gives aspiring journalists a chance to build a career in news. I’ve traded in my Olympic dream for a new dream, of traveling the globe to interview the individuals who shape our society and fill our newspapers. Charlie Rose and Lesley Stahl have now replaced Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton as my idols. Sure, it’s lofty and unlikely, but aren’t dreams supposed to be?

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https://www.si.com/olympics/2017/07/14/sasha-cohen-olympics-where-are-they-now
 
Sasha Cohen ends her essay this way:
I felt I never had that enlightened awareness as an athlete: I admitted nothing, I denied any murmur of insecurity, I gave politically correct answers at press conferences, I cultivated an image, I hid my humanity. It was necessary for the competitor, but it is destructive for the human being. Perhaps the most vital part of my transition has been to let down my guard, accept mistakes as a form of progress, and to know that I don't need to have all the answers today.
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Very interesting column and it's great to see her doing so well at the "next stage". As we've been discussing in the skater retirement thread, it can be very hard for athletes to move on after their competitive career ends. Sounds like she was able to make it through the difficult transition, so kudos to her.
 
You know, life is really too short. I think anyone knows that who is my age and that it just seems like yesterday when I was still a teenager in high school. I think sometimes where did all that time go because when my mom passed away at the age of 52 in April of 1987, I was 28 years old. Then 24 years went by, and I was 52 in April 2011. On April 22nd, 2011, I nearly died, but I didn't. If I would have died on that day, it would have been a day before my mom's birthday. But instead of dying that day, I received a miracle and my doctors brought me out of an induced coma. Now, 6 years later, I'm 58 years old and my birthday coming up is on September 10th.

So, I'm proud of Sasha. She's doing what she wants to do and accomplishing things that are worth while during her lifetime. We truly don't know what will happen tomorrow, so with what little time we have on this earth and with how fast it goes by ... be the best you can be, never give up on your goals and live like there is no tomorrow.

It reminds me of something Tim Robbins said in the movie, The Shawshank Redemption; "Get busy living or get busy dying." So never give up on your dreams and never believe in the word impossible, and that's what Sasha is doing.

I have a plaque on my wall that my stepsister gave me last Christmas. It says "Live, Laugh and Love". You go for it, Sasha and fulfill your dreams. It does matter what you do in the short time we have to do it in because that time will fly by and you will wonder where it went. :) :respec:
 
Interesting. I thought she was pursuing a career in finance?
 
AxelAnnie said:
It wouldn't. Just another challenge. Managing traveling all over the world, and a marriage will be a challenge.
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I thought her athletic career always involved travel. So now she has medals, Columbia U degree, new career path, her full life, and in addition she got a husband, so when she is not busy with her life, she has sex and companionship. I think she chose a good path.
 
Coco said:
She found her husband in the world of finance, lol, and now she's moving to a different field.
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One must do both, have a career, which earns you money, which you take and invest. Can't put all eggs in one basked, or rely on one profession....
 
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