The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

The Gill Athletics Track and Field Connections Podcast

#292: Tonja Buford-Bailey-TBBTC

#292: Tonja Buford-Bailey-TBBTC

1h 53m

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Season 6 Premiere with Tonja Buford-Bailey! ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ…


Welcome back to Season 6 of the podcast! ๐ŸŽ‰ We're kicking things off with an absolute legend in track and fieldโ€”Tonja Buford-Bailey! ๐ŸŒŸ Tonja is the owner, founder, and head coach of the TBB Track Club, coaching elite athletes like Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas ๐Ÿฅ‡ and appearing in both seasons of the Netflix series SPRINT. ๐Ÿ“บโœจ


In this episode, Tonja shares:


Her journey from 3-time Olympian to coaching the worldโ€™s best athletes. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ

Behind-the-scenes insights from her time on SPRINT. ๐ŸŽฌ

The importance of work ethic beyond the rรฉsumรฉ with her memorable quote: โ€œYour work ethic, your dedicationโ€”you canโ€™t put that on a rรฉsumรฉ.โ€ ๐Ÿ’ผ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Discover what it takes to succeed in track and field, both on and off the track. Tune in for an inspiring and motivational conversation with one of the sport's greats. ๐Ÿฆ…


Listen now to start Season 6 with a bang! ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ’ฅ


๐ŸŒŸ Explore Our Library: Dive into nearly 300 episodes featuring insights from coaching legends such as Boo Schexnayder and Dan Pfaff, Diljeet Taylor (BYU) and Beth Alford-Sullivan, as well as superstar coaches Petros Kyprianou (Illinois) and Althea Thomas (Vanderbilt) and many more! Find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more for your listening pleasure.


๐Ÿ“ฒ Stay Connected: Want to get in touch with our host, Mike Cunningham? Follow him on Twitter (@MikeCunningham), shoot him an email at mcunningham@gillathletics.com, or send a text to 217-898-3038. We love hearing from you! ๐ŸŽง๐Ÿ‘