59 min

Episode 61: The Greatest (with Claressa Shields‪)‬ Another Round

    • Society & Culture

Boxer Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal at age 17. Now, 21, she's off to Rio to win another. She walks us through her mindset before and during a match, then talks about her confidence, her grandmother, and her hometown of Flint, MI. Plus, Tracy reflects on what it meant for her to go home to Louisville for Muhammad Ali's memorial.

Read Tracy's essay, 'Here’s What Muhammad Ali Meant To Black Louisville Natives Like Me' at http://bzfd.it/292cHZX.

Follow Claressa at @Claressashields, and watch 'T-Rex' at t-rexthefilm.com.

Find Another Round merch at shop.buzzfeed.com. Get 15% off through July 18 with offer code ANOTHERROUND.

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Boxer Claressa Shields won the Olympic gold medal at age 17. Now, 21, she's off to Rio to win another. She walks us through her mindset before and during a match, then talks about her confidence, her grandmother, and her hometown of Flint, MI. Plus, Tracy reflects on what it meant for her to go home to Louisville for Muhammad Ali's memorial.

Read Tracy's essay, 'Here’s What Muhammad Ali Meant To Black Louisville Natives Like Me' at http://bzfd.it/292cHZX.

Follow Claressa at @Claressashields, and watch 'T-Rex' at t-rexthefilm.com.

Find Another Round merch at shop.buzzfeed.com. Get 15% off through July 18 with offer code ANOTHERROUND.

We're taking the next two weeks off. See you in July!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

59 min

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