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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone may be one of the greatest hurdlers of all time nowadays, but she maybe never could have were it not for sibling rivalry growing up.
Four-time Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has opened up on how her sibling rivalries growing up opened the pathways for her journey to stardom in a USA.
McLaughlin-Levrone comes from a family of four, with both of her parents former track athletes. As a result, they instilled a discipline of people being competitive within the household.
“We were always competitive growing up,” she says with a smile in an interview on the Jennifer Hudson Show.. “Even running to breakfast in the morning was a competition.”
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It’s this unrelenting edge — carved into her DNA as a McLaughlin — that laid the foundation for one of the most dominant forces in modern track and field.
Even running to breakfast was a competition!'
The reigning Olympic champion and world record holder has become a symbol of poise and precision. But behind the medals is a story shaped by fear, faith, and the family furnace that forged her.
While many assume she was born to shine under pressure, McLaughlin-Levrone confesses that wasn't always the case.
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“I was absolutely terrified,” she recalls of her early days on the track. “I had this fear of not being enough, not being perfect, not winning.”
That fear was the driver behind her book Far Beyond Gold: Running From Fear to Faith, where she details a personal journey not just of athletic transformation, but spiritual awakening.
“For a long time, I struggled with my identity being wrapped up in track and field,” she says. “But Christ freed me from that desire to be in control. Now I run for His glory.”
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Any time she crosses over the finish line - especially at the Olympic stage, , McLaughlin-Levrone describes the feeling not as triumph — but release.
“It’s just relief,” she says. “You work so hard your whole life for moments that last 50 seconds. There’s so much buildup, so much anticipation… when you cross that line and see the time, you just say, ‘God, thank you for delivering me through this.’”
That humility, she says, doesn’t diminish the work — it deepens it.
McLaughlin-Levrone first tasted the Olympic spotlight in Rio in 2016 — a wide-eyed 17-year-old with raw talent and little idea of the storm ahead.
“I was thrown into the world stage not knowing what to expect,” she says. “Since then, I’ve learned so much. Tokyo helped me understand what it really takes to compete at this level. I feel like Paris will be my first full Olympics — where I know exactly who I am and what I’m there to do.”
That newfound calm didn’t come easily. It came through fire — pressure, expectations, self-doubt — and the quiet courage to hand control to something bigger than medals.
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Beyond the track, McLaughlin-Levrone sees her success as a stage — one not built for spotlight, but service.
“God has done so much through me, not just on the track, but in helping me reach people,” she says. “I don’t think I would’ve done anything at the Olympics without Him.”
For someone whose races last under a minute, her impact runs much longer. From children chasing dreams to seasoned fans admiring her grace, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone stands as more than a champion.
She’s a reminder that greatness begins with discipline, is refined by struggle — and, often, starts with a race to the breakfast table.
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