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Ready Set Go · Monday · 1 hr 44 min

The Tea on Tee Tee Terry

☕🔥The Tea on Tee Tee is here. Olympic and world champion Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry joins Justin Gatlin and Rodney Green for the stories behind the medals, the signature dance, and those two ponytails. From 4 a.m. wake-ups in Miami to breaking USC's school record as a freshman, Tee Tee shares the sacrifices her family made and the belief Coach Caryl poured into her. And when Oregon turned USC's sign upside down on her home track? She had an answer waiting at the finish line. 👀She also opens up about rejecting Nike's first offer, the contract details that shaped her coaching decision, and choosing Dennis Mitchell. Then it's inside the 2024 Olympic trials sweep with Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson, plus the 2022 relay anchor leg that helped Team USA stun Jamaica.Off the track, Tee Tee is building something bigger: children's books, mentorship, and a community of “TT babies.” She gets honest about the back injury that sidelined her, the mental reset she needed, and why she knows she's capable of 10.6 in the 100m. Relay gold is part of her story; she's ready to show what she can do individually.

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☕🔥The Tea on Tee Tee is here. Olympic and world champion Twanisha “Tee Tee” Terry joins Justin Gatlin and Rodney Green for the stories behind the medals, the signature dance, and those two ponytails.

From 4 a.m. wake-ups in Miami to breaking USC's school record as a freshman, Tee Tee shares the sacrifices her family made and the belief Coach Caryl poured into her. And when Oregon turned USC's sign upside down on her home track? She had an answer waiting at the finish line. 👀She also opens up about rejecting Nike's first offer, the contract details that shaped her coaching decision, and choosing Dennis Mitchell.

Then it's inside the 2024 Olympic trials sweep with Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson, plus the 2022 relay anchor leg that helped Team USA stun Jamaica.Off the track, Tee Tee is building something bigger: children's books, mentorship, and a community of “TT babies.”

She gets honest about the back injury that sidelined her, the mental reset she needed, and why she knows she's capable of 10.6 in the 100m. Relay gold is part of her story; she's ready to show what she can do individually.

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