Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis revealed his success on the grandest stage was all in service of somebody else.
“I didn’t have love and passion for the sport,” Louganis, 66, admitted on “The Midlife Chrysalis Podcast” Monday, March 2. “I had love and passion for my coach, Ron O’Brien. I was an instrument for his creation. I was blessed and honored and happy to do that. It sounds altruistic or whatever, but it’s true.”
He added, “[O’Brien] really orchestrated my entire diving career. He saw me dive when I was 9 years old. He saw me in Fort Lauderdale at a competition.”
According to Lougan...
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