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I’m in a place right now where I’ve found something that I’m really good at, so it’s kind of fun to really go after something. My next career, there’s no guarantee I’ll be really good at it. I know I’ll work really hard, but there’s no guarantee I’ll be good at it so I might as well try to hold onto this while I have it.” — RYAN MURPHY, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST Ryan Murphy, left, and relay teammate Caeleb Dressel celebrate setting their latest world record in the 4x100-meter medley Olympic final. you have to deal with. You’re not going to win every time out.” Murphy went on to add that “when I got to college and I got around even more talented guys, I was OK with going in there and getting beat on some sets,” he explained. “Being able to ‘re-brain’ things so that the level of competition every day doesn’t hit the confidence, that was the most important thing moving from high school to college.” Murphy’s proof of this concept is immediately apparent. Competing for the University of California, he posted four consecutive NCAA titles in the 100- yard and 200-yard backstroke, only the fourth male swimmer in history to do so. In the process, he set American, U.S. Open, and NCAA records at both distances — 0:43.49 in the 100-yard race and 1:35.73 in the 200-yard event in 2016. That would have made enough of a year for any athlete, but it proved to be a mere warm-up for Murphy. The crowning achievement of 2016 came in Rio de Janeiro at his maiden Olympics. There he burst into prominence, earning three gold medals and a world/Olympic record, transforming him from just another swimmer into a brand name overnight. “It’s a 100% weird transition to make, because I’m doing a sport,” he said. “It starts out as something you do as a kid a few times a week to here, where it’s a career. With it being a career, you have to be able to make money with it. I wouldn’t be able to be a great swimmer if I had to work a 9 to 5. I wouldn’t have enough time to train, I wouldn’t have enough time to recover, focus on nutrition. So, you have to make a living and doing that, you do have to become a brand.” Additionally, he added, “you have to find brands to partner with where the brand that I’ve developed will complement theirs so there’s synergy between the two,” he noted. “It’s something I’m comfortable with now, (but) I think coming off of 2016 I definitely struggled with it. “In terms of social media, I was still sharing posts that I thought my close friends would like and not really recognizing that I’ve got kids that are following me, that are looking up to me. I have parents following me, trying to show their kids something that I am doing,” he continued. “It’s something where you never really grasp how big your audience is, but it’s something you have to try and conceptualize.” Murphy said he didn’t really feel overly disrupted by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics from 18 TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY | WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
2020 to 2021. Nevertheless, his failure to claim gold in either of his individual events gave him a particular fire in his eye coming out for the 4x100-meter final. “We knew we had a really good relay,” he shared. “The night before, we all got together and said, ‘Realistically, if we just do the swims that we’ve already done this week, we’re going to break the world record.’ And it was as simple as that. We knew what we wanted; we wanted to set the world record and we wanted to win. “With the way that it worked out, I swam eight days in a row and that relay was on Day 8,” he recalled. “I did not feel good, I was tired, and it was a long, exhausting meet. We were like, ‘All right, we’ve got one more race. Let’s man up here.’” Even with four Olympic golds — six medals overall — Murphy doesn’t hesitate to say that he’s ready for more. He is already training for the Paris Olympics in 2024. “I’m in a place right now where I’ve found something that I’m really good at, so it’s kind of fun to really go after something,” he said. “My next career, there’s no guarantee I’ll be really good at it. I know I’ll work really hard, but there’s no guarantee I’ll be good at it so I might as well try to hold onto this while I have it.” His place in Olympic swimming lore secured, Murphy is already preparing for 2024, saying, “I love working hard, and I love challenging myself to be really good at whatever I’m doing.” Knowledge is Power Not All Trucking Companies Are Alike Trucking is all we do. When you choose Great West to insure your business, you are getting more than 60 years of experience serving the trucking industry. Our agents work with you. We selectively choose agents with a keen focus on the trucking industry. Our agents are knowledgeable, dependable, and responsive. They understand your needs and work with you to match the right coverage and level of service for your trucking operation. Do one thing, and do it right. Our agents can guide you through the process and customize a plan to provide you the broadest protection possible. You can be confident, knowing that our service begins, not ends, with the issuance of your policy. Great West Casualty Company – No matter where the road takes you, you will discover that at Great West, The Difference is Service ® . 800.228.8602 gwccnet.com TCA NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 WWW.TRUCKLOAD.ORG | TRUCKLOAD AUTHORITY 19
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