Oprah and OWN’s Oprah’s Next Chapter played host to some Olympic Legends as they spent the day at her Santa Barbara home and shared an Olympic moment or two.  With just a few days until the world comes together to watch and cheer on your favorite countries and Olympians, OWN is getting us all in the mood. 

For seventeen days, my Tivo will be pushing its limits, the coffee will be stronger and my Olympic staycation will be a 24×7 crazy summer sleep schedule that only happens every four years.  So, just in time to fan the flames, Oprah and her team brought us two great hours of Olympic experiences.  If you missed any moment, here are a few to our favorites from the show that will be sure to fan your own!

From OWN: Bart Conner Reveals the Only Way to Be Victorious at the Olympic Games – Some people are born wealthy. Some are blessed with good looks. But, as gold medal gymnast Bart Conner says, Olympic athletes don’t get to the top of the podium because of family connections or dumb luck. Watch as Bart describes what it takes to achieve victory.

 

From OWN: Olympian Greg Louganis on Forgiveness and Empathy – As a five-time Olympic champion, Greg Louganis is considered by many to be the greatest diver of all time, but the road to glory wasn’t easy. Greg has revealed that he survived being raped as a child, suffered from depression, abused drugs, and for years, hid the fact that he was an HIV-positive homosexual man. Now, Greg tells Oprah how he got to the other side of being a victim.

From OWN: Gymnast Mary Lou Retton’s Greatest Honors – At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 16-year-old Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to take home the gold in gymnastics. This pint-size powerhouse vaulted to stardom and was one of the first women to grace the cover of the Wheaties cereal box. Now, Mary Lou looks back on what she calls “the time of her life.”