olympics.com anthony ervin interview
Anthony Ervin has more facial hair in real life than his Instagram profile picture.
Otherwise though – he doesn’t seem too different to when he won gold at Rio 2016.
He looks lean and every bit ready for action - even though he claims he’s far from fit for serious competition.
“Winning is not the goal. Winning is just evidence of what you have done.” – Anthony Ervin
The 37-year-old’s life is simply unbelievable: wins Olympic gold as a teenager, hits rock-bottom, becomes homeless and attempts suicide, regains control of life, makes Olympics again, and becomes oldest ever Olympic individual medallist swimmer.
It means the American has a different attitude to winning than most.