BULLIED TEEN TO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP| CAM F. AWESOME- BOXING CHAMPION & MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER | GLP

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For this episode I spoke to Cam F. Awesome, former USA Olympic team member with over 400 fights as an amauter who travels across America speaking at High Schools, businesses, conferences etc

Cam spoke to me about his dealings with bullying and anxiety as a teen and how he lost weight and eventually joined a boxing gym where he learned the skills that took him through his 400 fights including National and International competitions.

Cam told me about his removal from the USA Olympic squad and how reacted to the loss of opportunity. He told me about his speaking career and his message for the youth of today.

00:00 Intro, long weight, getting into boxing
08:10 bullying, first experiences in boxing gym
15:30 Dealing w/ PRE-FIGHT NERVES
19:35 Making the US Olympic Team & GETTING SUSPENDED
28:00 Cam’s unique self-taught method, “ I sparred the DAY OF FIGHTS”
36:00 Lessons from boxing that translate over
43:00 CHANGING NAME
44:35 Public speaking career
1:00:55 Talking about RACE, the terms “BLACK” vs “AFRICAN-AMERICAN”
1:08:00 Message to the youth SPEAKING

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