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Olympic Medalist Apolo Ohno Ran Away From Home When He Was 14

By Will Wei
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Apolo Ohno almost never became the eight-time Winter Olympic medalist that everyone knows him as today. He had to overcome some early roadblocks with the help of his father. 

Watch below our exclusive interview with Apolo taped at a book signing event for his Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday, which was released in October.

Watch Apolo Ohno's Full Interview HERE >>

This interview is part of our Driven Leaders series, presented with limited commercial interruption.

Produced by Will Wei & Kamelia Angelova.  

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Will Wei
Will Wei
Will Wei was the Director of Video at Insider. He led the strategy and execution of video offerings for the Special Projects team.Previously, Will helped lead the Insider video team in his roles as Head of Production and Executive Producer. Before taking on a leadership role at Insider, Will was a video producer for Business Insider and Tech Insider.Will has produced interviews with Anthony Bourdain, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chris Hadfield, Marques Brownlee, and many more.He spent a week driving across the country in a Tesla Model X with his colleague Graham Flanagan in 2017. They documented their journey every step of the way and showed what it was like to drive a Tesla and how the Supercharger network worked across America.In 2015, Will traveled to South Korea with his colleague Drake Baer. They went inside a dog cloning lab and walked viewers through the cloning process.He has also spent time in Detroit, where he spoke with realtors who uncovered the truth behind the city's $1 homes.Will has attended and covered events like CES in Las Vegas, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Apple iPhone unveilings, Samsung Unpacked, and many more.He graduated from New York University, where he double-majored in journalism and economics.
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