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00:00What's up, ladies?

00:03What's up, ladies?

00:05It's good to see you.

00:06How are you?

00:07I'm good.

00:08Awesome.

00:09You looking good.

00:10Thank you, as are you.

00:11Yes, Pam.

00:12So I wanted to get a chance to ride in this new car of yours.

00:14That little birdie told me you got a new wig.

00:15Everybody been trying to get in my car.

00:17So what's the layout of what we're doing today?

00:19All right, so first we're going to get the baby.

00:20OK, cool.

00:21We'll drop him off at Grandma's house.

00:22OK.

00:23Then we got a bunch of boxes.

00:24I'm actually going to need your help with the boxes.

00:25Oh, I didn't know it rock and roll.

00:26Man, you in labor.

00:27We didn't talk about that.

00:28You didn't know you were signing up for that.

00:29Oh, you can't just get the luxury without the labor.

00:31OK, you ready.

00:32Come on.

00:33Look at all this space.

00:34Oh, you ain't seen nothing yet, honey.

00:35Oh, my goodness.

00:36Watch my seats for fun.

00:37Oh, look at the seats.

00:38Come on, seats go down.

00:39You just press the button and they just go down.

00:40The car's a dream, right?

00:41Because whether it's baggages to the airport,

00:44or the car seat and the stroller,

00:45or Ross not going to work out,

00:47I got the space in the back.

00:48Lots of space in the front.

00:49Ross is up front.

00:50Most of the time, I'm a passenger princess.

00:52I'm going to drive you today, my friend.

00:53I'm going to drive you today.

00:54Come on, let's go.

00:55I will be the passenger princess today.

00:57I like this car, Sonya.

00:59I know.

01:00Ford Explorer.

01:01Isn't it nice?

01:02I love it.

01:03First of all, this red stitching is giving me all the life.

01:05Sold me on the car.

01:06I love it.

01:07And then these seats.

01:08They're so comfortable.

01:09You know what else it does?

01:10What?

01:11Baby, it gives you a massage, honey.

01:12No, it doesn't.

01:13Yes.

01:14You feel it?

01:15I feel it.

01:16It feels amazing.

01:17I'm good.

01:18I feel good.

01:19Let's go.

01:20Let's go.

01:21OK, so this car has a little bit of a kick to it.

01:22I'm telling you, you know I like speed, baby.

01:23So it's giving me what I need.

01:24No pun intended.

01:25It's just this boldness about this car that I really love.

01:28Yeah.

01:29Even from a fashion standpoint, like the thing that I love about you is you can wear a jogging

01:32suit.

01:33You can wear your pajama line.

01:34You can wear a dress to a gala and serve every single time.

01:40So how intentional are you about your style and making sure it's bold no matter what

01:43you wear?

01:44You know, I always feel like when you look good, you play good, you mom good, you do

01:49all the things good.

01:50Yes.

01:51And so for me, however I walk out of the house, that's how I'm representing myself for the

01:55day.

01:56And I want people to feel my confidence, to feel that boldness.

01:58All right, look, we're here at grandma's house.

02:00OK, man.

02:01That was quick.

02:02We're going to drop baby off.

02:03OK.

02:04Stop number one.

02:05Done.

02:06Yes.

02:07Next stop, we have to head to drop off our packages.

02:09And girl, I love that I have this huge screen for my GPS that makes it so easy to just

02:14tap my locations and boom.

02:15OK, man.

02:16OK, man.

02:17Let's do it.

02:18OK, since Asani is gone.

02:19Yes.

02:20OK, we can turn up on this beautiful sound system.

02:23Yes.

02:24We've been talking and it's been great, but we've had no music.

02:27Put on one of the songs.

02:28Let me tell you that.

02:29Let me tell you that.

02:30I just want to hear a little, just a little bit.

02:32Take me back to the island, you know what I'm saying?

02:35No, that's all good.

02:36It sounds amazing.

02:37Yeah.

02:38It sounds amazing.

02:39I look forward to dropping the kids off most days.

02:42Don't tell them I said that.

02:43I won't say anything.

02:44We're on the open road.

02:46Little birdie told me, you like a certain setting.

02:48Like, I even love the name, right?

02:50It's like sports mode.

02:51It just takes me back to the good old days when it was all about speed for me, you know?

02:56Because you can just feel that power, you know, that the car has.

02:59And it's like a controlled power.

03:01And I want to talk about power too as it relates to running track.

03:03For you, how much of a play does power make when it comes to the 400 specifically?

03:08I used to have very intense workouts in the gym.

03:11And I think that's where I understood the importance of power and controlled power.

03:14Yeah.

03:15You know, it's like you want to get as strong as you can be in the gym, and then you got

03:18to figure out how to control that power on the track.

03:20And where does mental health fit in for you with this?

03:23We're in a different time now, and a time that I'm really happy for most of the athletes.

03:28But when I was competing, Cherie, there wasn't a lot of talk about mental health.

03:31You just kind of had to push through, you know?

03:33Go! Run! Do it now!

03:34You know, you had your track coach, you had your weight coach, and then you figured it out on the track.

03:39You figured it out between your ears.

03:41But I'm just so happy that it's a part of the conversation, that people see it as a necessary tool for success.

03:46And not just in the field of play, but in life.

03:49Alright, so we are here at the shipping place.

03:52Hold on, let me get one second.

03:53No, we don't have to get out of the car, baby.

03:55Of course we don't have to get out of the car, because gold medalist Sonia Richards-Ross is driving,

04:00so I'm sure there's somebody that's here to pick up your package.

04:03No, just because I do this every day, so they got me.

04:05They don't know I'm here.

04:06Okay, do you have a tab with these people?

04:08I do.

04:09Okay, got it.

04:10All the Mommy Nation packages.

04:11Yes.

04:12They're going out.

04:13They're going out.

04:14I also love how far you've come as a philanthropist.

04:15So, how has it been for you to really grow Mommy Nation and service all the mommies out there?

04:20For five years, we've been doing Mommy Nation.

04:22For the last three years, we started our Mommy Nation Gifts Organization,

04:26and we've raised quite a bit of money to help homeless moms.

04:29We've also done our part to help the black mortality rate.

04:32But actually, Sheree, that's what I'm doing for the Mommy Nation later today.

04:35Oh, my God.

04:36Yes, that's what we're rushing back home for.

04:38So, my stylist is coming back today because I'm going to be on the panel.

04:41Okay.

04:42So, this is the Black Mommas Matters conference.

04:44Okay.

04:45Where I am going representing Mommy Nation as the CEO founder.

04:48Yeah.

04:49And so, I'll be on the panel with Tatiana Ali.

04:51So, I feel like it's definitely more kind of the suit vibe, you know, where it feels like it's strong, bold, confident,

04:58you know, while sharing my experiences and encouraging women to, like, you know, advocate for themselves.

05:02Yeah.

05:03Speaking of that, so, when we think about courage and confidence and moving through life freely

05:06and considering all that you've been through, how are you doing that now?

05:10That's a really good question.

05:11And I think that because of my athletic background, I feel like I have the tools in my toolkit to help me when I feel down.

05:16It's like, no, it's a part of the journey.

05:18You know, this is not a mistake.

05:19I fail forward.

05:20I just keep myself encouraged.

05:22I'm, like, naturally, like, the biggest optimist in my family.

05:25I know you're not going to fail forward with these looks that Ryan put together.

05:28Yes.

05:29You know, they're going to be like, okay, Sam, we see you came and show up and show out.

05:32Can I just say, I know it's not my event, but something about this.

05:35The blue, right?

05:36Something about this is speaking to my spirit.

05:38Well, I know why the blue is speaking to your spirit.

05:40Yes, ma'am.

05:41Zaytify Beta Sorority Incorporated.

05:42Thank you very much.

05:43I love it.

05:44I say go with that.

05:45The blue?

05:46Yes.

05:47And I still think it's sexy, but yeah, very professional.

05:48That's all I'm saying.

05:49Yes, yes, yes.

05:50You're going to have a great event.

05:51Thank you very much.

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