Sanya Richards-Ross: Parental Guidance and Success
National Advisory Board Member, Sanya Richards-Ross (@SanyaRichiRoss), is a world champion and Olympic gold medalist in track & field. She was an imperative leader on the four-time World Championship and three-time Olympic gold medal 4x400m relay team.
Considered one of the world’s fastest women, she has the most sub-50 second 400m races in history. Named Visa Humanitarian of the Year in 2005, her namesake charity, the Sanya Richards Fast Track Program benefits children in need in her native Jamaica. After announcing her retirement at the 2016 Olympic Trials Sanya quickly joined the NBC Olympic broadcasting team where she color commentated all the
sprinting events at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Sanya explains how the support from her mom and dad was a vital part of the success that she has seen. The positive motivation and words from her father were something to feed off of throughout her entire career. The
people around you can instill greatness in you.
