The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 18 - A Chat with Paralympian & Fitness Guru Tyler Merren (Part 1)

In Episode 18 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we feature Part 1 of our conversation with Paralympic medalist and personal trainer Tyler Merren. In this part of our discussion, Merren spoke about:

• His take on the meaning of a champion, whether it’s in sports or in any other aspect of our lives
• His early years and losing his eyesight as a young teenager
• How his parents first reacted to his vision loss diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
• How he was introduced to goal ball at a blind sports clinic at Western Michigan University and how he quickly became good enough to compete nationally and internationally
• Competing in the Paralympic Games and how it feels to walk into a Paralympic stadium sporting the red, white, and blue of Team USA
• His first Paralympics in Athens, Greece in 2004 and what it was like defeating Team Canada in the men’s goal ball bronze medal match, 5-4
• How the goal ball matches are structured and scheduled in the Paralympics
• How goal ball is played and a brief history of the sport
• The keys to being a successful goal ball player

 

Catch Part 2 of our interview with Tyler Merren in Episode 19 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast.

Check out his website at www.tylermerren.com.

Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tylermerren.