Atlanta 1996 - Johnson wins the 200m final and breaks the world record

Olympic legend Michael Johnson, one of the greatest sprinters in track and field history, shocked the world when he returned one of his five gold medals. The medal came from the 4x400m relay, later tainted when teammate Antonio Pettigrew admitted to doping. Johnson, an outspoken critic of performance-enhancing drugs, said it wasn’t a hard choice—he didn’t want his name tied to cheating. He emphasized the U.S. team could have won with anyone clean, underscoring Pettigrew’s doping as unnecessary.

4690B 12 Steps with Michael Johnson

Coercion is when a medical professional tells a parent, “she transitions or she dies.” Are parents really the bullies for asking questions about their children’s health? Or is it the medical personnel saying these are your only two options? | Speaker Mike Johnson

Alison Johnson, LCSW-C