Just a few days into the Paris Games and Olympic champion Simone Biles has already broken the all-time U.S. medal record for gymnastics. Millions of fans are going to be closely watching Thursday to see if Biles, regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, can top herself with more wins in the individual competition.
 
Of course the medal count matters, as well as Biles’ prolific athletic creativity. But beyond Biles' stunning athletic feats, she has also helped open the door wider to conversations around mental health and the intense pressure to compete. She and other Olympic greats, such as Michael Phelps, Naomi Osaka, and Jamie Anderson, have sounded off on what athletes need in balance with the demands of sport.
 
PBS News Hour’s Amna Nawaz spoke with speed skater Apolo Ohno, the most decorated American Olympian of the Winter Games. Now an entrepreneur and motivational speaker, he offers what athletes can do when their time in the limelight dissipates and the sponsors are no longer calling, and where the “true prize” lies in their quest for the gold.