With the London Summer Games commencing on July 27th, we’re getting into the Olympic spirit with a series of exclusive interviews with some of TeamUSA‘s finest athletes. Next up is track and field star Lashinda Demus, a 4-time Olympic medalist who is going for the gold this summer.
Lashinda opens up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about her 5-year-old twin boys Dontay and Duaine who will be cheering on mom in London. She also talks about balancing her rigorous training schedule with motherhood and her Olympic goals.
CBS: Please tell us about your twin boys.
LD: “My sons are Dontay and Duaine Mayrant born June 5, 2007. They actually are the best of friends and will not do anything without the other. When they were 9 months, they used to fall asleep on top of each other – the cutest thing!”
CBS: How have you managed raising twins alongside your Olympic training?
LD: “I always tell people that I’m still trying to figure it out. All I do know is that I would not be able to keep the amount of balance I do have without my other half, my husband. Time management is definitely the key.”
CBS: Will your boys be cheering you on in London this summer?
LD: “They will definitely will have them at the Olympic Games and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This will be something my family will cherish many years from now.”
CBS: What are some of the values and lessons you’ve learned from your Olympic training/experience that you hope to teach your boys?
LD: “One thing that I hope the boys grasp from me is hard work and perseverance. Those are the two tools that you need in life regardless the situation.”
CBS: Are you hoping your twins will carry on the family tradition and compete in the Olympics one day?
LD: “I really want them to do what they are passionate about and that in itself would be carrying on the family tradition.”
CBS: What’s your best advice to parents of multiples?
LD: “Always remember that they are two separate individuals and need individual separate attention.”
CBS: Are you planning to train and compete in the following summer Olympics as well?
LD: “I plan to run for one more Olympics, so 2016 will be the curtain closing of my track career!”
Kudos to all the mom athletes at the Olympics! Her boys are cute.
a strong woman proving that moms can still have goals and accomphish them. cute kids
Good luck to her. Her boys are so cute, I love their outfits.
Is Dontey supposed to be a different spelling for Dante? Because if it is I am just speechless…
Ah you got from this article is how she spelled her sons name!!??!! Your a loser in life