Olympic Champion: Lauren Price has made significant progress. She chased her Olympic ambition to win the middleweight gold medal at the Tokyo Games, starting with seeing Kelly Holmes on television as a young child and financing her athletic career as a late-night cab driver.
Price told Sky Sports, “Now that I look back, I have to pinch myself occasionally because I still think it’s crazy that I won the Olympics, having that desire from the age of eight.”
“Naturally, I wanted the gold, but I never imagined wearing the medal around my neck.”
Her grandparents raised her, and they always pushed her to participate in athletics. I’ve lived with them since I was three days old, and they’ve always supported me, so in a way, I was lucky,” Price said.
“If not for them, I truly wouldn’t have accomplished anything. I was very fortunate that they took me in when I was just three days old because otherwise, I would have gone into foster care and who knows where I would have ended up. I’m grateful to them a lot for that.
“I clearly owe a lot to my grandmother. Sadly, my grandfather died of dementia the year before the Olympics.”
It was a beautiful occasion to return from Japan to her grandma after her Olympic victory, which she dedicated to the memory of her grandfather. “It was amazing for Price to win the gold medal and return to her,” he said.
She started out playing football and eventually played for Wales. Yet prior to switching to boxing, Price competed at a high level in kickboxing and was then discovered by GB Taekwondo.
“The main turning point for me was Kelly Holmes’ inspiration of me as a little child; I will always remember that experience. seeing her win a gold medal at the Olympics, the medal ceremony, everything. My first thought upon seeing her on television as a little child was, ‘Oh my God, I want to go to the Olympics.’ Back then, I never knew how I was going to get there,” Price continued.
The attitude was, “I don’t know how I’m going to get it, but I’m going to get it.” During the years, I worked hard and had that desire for a very long time. I really think that if you put in the necessary effort and work hard, you can achieve your goals.
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