Questioned for Personality, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Opened Up About Mindset Before Race
Don’t expect much of media from Sydney McLaughlin if she is in a race. The only media content she can guarantee when she steps on the track is the video of her cruising to the number 1 spot and being the first to finish the cross. Her lack of media engagement has brought comments like,…
Don’t expect much of media from Sydney McLaughlin if she is in a race. The only media content she can guarantee when she steps on the track is the video of her cruising to the number 1 spot and being the first to finish the cross. Her lack of media engagement has brought comments like, “You don’t show enough flash” and “Not enough presence beyond the stopwatch,” but the athlete has remained unfazed. To this day, you will find a not-to-media engaging Levrone on the track, and she tells why.
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The Olympian was speaking at the 2025 Upfront Summit – Beyond Gold: What it Takes to Stay at the Top. In the YouTube video, Michael Johnson can be seen asking the world record holder what works for her to soothe her nerves before the race. She answered, “I’d say my faith is a huge part of it.” She highlights that identifying herself with no the result of the gives her a lot of peace to perform “use the gift that I’ve been given.” McLaughlin has been open about her faith and has talked of god from time to time. The Christian prays before every race with her coach, her trainer, and her husband.
Further zeroing in on the fact that she does not interact with the media, she continued, “But ultimately, I think in the moment, it’s really just everybody says, I look so serious, I’m not waving at the camera, I’m locked in, because I know what I’m there to do. And I’m really focused on executing and giving my all to everything that I am here to do.”
The 25-year-old athlete further tells that she talks to herself, repeating the game plan in her head. She dedicates the night before the race to goby visualizing prayers, and when she is in one the line the next day, she knows she is ready. “…I’ve done everything I need to do to be prepared for this moment. Now it’s just letting the gift shine for itself,” she said.
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What is a key factor that Sydney McLaughlin credits for soothing her nerves before a race?
Listening to music
Talking to the media
Meditation
Her faith
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