Reaching Olympic Dream is Hard Because There's Not Enough Money: Nick Wammes | Ep 95 - Gent's Talk

In this week's episode of Gent's Talk, presented by BULOVA, host Samir Mourani sits down with Olympian Nick Wammes to talk about his goals for the Paris Olympic games in 2024, what it was like being an Olympian at only 21 years of age, suffering through a back injury right before the Tokyo Olympics, the short life span of the sport, the challenges of financially sustaining a career as an Olympian and what athletes must do in order to make ends meet while competing at the highest levels.

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