Full Interview with Hunter Woodhall and Tara Davis Woodhall - The Golden Olympic Couple

do you mind oh my God I like this is like a dream come true oh guys I'm hyper I can't do this interview cuz I'm going to pass out guys oh my god oh this is heavy though soy yeah you wear this on the Tre kind to get like extra you know yeah your neck is going to be oh my God it's going to be legit all right so here's the mic for you guys um so exciting how do you guys here I mean like you guys have been killing it how do you guys feel that like after last yesterday you guys are now like a power gold Olympic couple who is just on top of the world right now man I feel like we haven't even really been able to like think about it at all like yesterday still feels like a dream to me um but I don't know we just like we worked so hard this year we sacrificed so much and then I like after having that moment yesterday and celebrating I'm like all that was worth it you know it was hard but it was worth it so just honestly like gratitude and I just got humbled yesterday was really special that's awesome but that hard work and dedication like shows so it's it's so awesome so I was reading some stuff and something that got kind of out of it was like you like to make the most of Life what does making the most out of life mean to you both um I think for me we say something a lot this like these are the moments right and it's like little times in your life when you can experience something and you're right there in that moment and it's just like really special and you just like continue to think about what's coming up or what happened in the past you miss that moment right and you don't get to be in it and um I think growing up with a disability like it was it was challenging a lot of times and and that wouldn't allow me to be in the moment cuz I was always think second guessing myself or whatever it is and I think that taught me like the value of appreciating a moment for what it is and being in a moment and just like spending time with the people you're with and it sounds like really cliche but it's just like just simply that like showing up doing the best you can and like enjoying the moment that you're presently in yeah that that's so true how about you Tara what what's something like just really makes you realize life is this and I'm living it yeah I mean like you said and I used to be so focused on the future and I would forget like what was happening in the moment and um I would forget that I would wish to be in those moments or prayed to be in those moments and so ever since we started like saying these are the moments it's kind of just helped us slow down in life um life goes back so fast and like VI we're already in 2025 you know what I mean so it's like I don't know just like being able to just sit and like watch and absorb the moments that you're just in down yeah that's awesome I love that kind of like leading into that I was reading that you both now write in a journal and kind of encourage yourself through words and stuff like that how does manifestation and just having those like thoughts for yourself kind of channel that I'm going to win and I'm going to do it energy oh man it's like it's been everything these games like um we started journaling maybe two or three years ago and and saw the power from a mental health perspective and and just an ability to like create goals and like help getting closer to those goals and really just like kind of process the things that may have happened in a day some of these crazy days and then when like when we got to the Olympics I saw tar journal the other day and talked about like workouts or how how she felt her confidence and writing I will win the Olympics and writing these things down and then obviously we saw what happened at the Olympics and it just like I was like wow I see the power in there and so I brought my journal to do the same exact thing and we both had like a number that we were seeing all day on the day of our final competitions um so yeah everything just like lined up at the right time with the right people in the right place and it was like that's it's real yay well I can safely say that those words came to life yesterday watching that moment reverse role where you guys just Embrace each other and celebrate each other was such a huge thing and I think that can be something inspiring to people all over the world which I really love thank you um okay so you guys have had a lot and obviously haven't had a lot of DEC compassion what are you guys excited for when you get back home and are able to readjust a little bit I miss my dogs I miss my bed what are your dogs and cats names Milo Winnie and oh my gosh that's so cute oh I love that I have a dog named Cambridge and like he's my little baby I'm obsessed with it problem how obsessed you are yeah animal but they're little children so oh my God they're literally my children it's like it's and then being away you're like oh my God are they okay and then like you have like the first one or two days when you're back where sometimes they'll like you know give you a little STA and stuff and you have to give them treat to let them forgive you um yeah um okay so another question is what's something that you guys would like to say to the younger generation out there um with all types of different abilities um who dream of one day being in a place that you guys are never give up never give up doesn't matter what people say it's your life you have every control of it um yeah just always bet on yourself yeah I was just going to say believe in yourself yeah believe in yourself and also like I think a really great piece of advice is like find something you love try a bunch of things like you never know what you're going to be good at or what you're going to find that you enjoy and it's like all of this is happening because we love track and field and we love sharing that with other people so it's like finding something you're passionate about and excited about and get you out of bed is like yeah it getes you purpose has really changed our lives constantly that's awesome I love that so much yeah I think that's so important um it's really important to be able to like appreciate what you do and I think it allows you to not only you know have that physical endurance but mental endurance you talk enough about you know how mental health and wellness has a lot to play with your current state and what you're trying to do so I really think that that's such a cool topic to speak on um okay one last fun question what's something that you guys love in Paris and that you guys are wanting to do maybe after this I mean when I first saw the eiel tower I cried oh same same my eyes out I thought it was like I don't know you seen the eiel tower in every single movie you know yeah and then like opening the door and it was right there and I was like it's real yeah no it's crazy I love pastries sweet pastries and I haven't been able to eat any of them so like oh these next few days I'm going yes get yourself a chocolate all of it it give me well it was so nice meeting you guys you guys are so amazing I'm loving this energy and I'm so glad that I got to meet you guys and this is heavy so heavy yeah that's why I it to oh okay I see okay awesome you guys want to do a little Tik Tok after this like a little dance or something like that all right sweet yes oh my God yes um yeah my Tik tok's too me criple but all right guys thank you so much for tuning in we going to jump off and make a Tik Tok I'll see you guys soon yes follow follow them on Tik Tok and me that's what I'm doing right now listen yeah listen to Hunter follow on Tik Tok come on bye guys awesome that was fun