Ghislaine Landry's guest appearances

Ghislaine Landry

Player's Own Voice

Opening the Playbook

Kaillie Humphries

Malindi Elmore

Kaitlyn Lawes

Sarah Pavan

Melissa Humana-Paredes

John Morris

Patrick Anderson

Chris Mosier

Alexandre Despatie

Nancy Lee

Sarah Wells

Kerri Einarson

Jennifer Jones

Jessica Mendoza

Brooke Henderson

OwlTail

Today, Canada’s Women’s Rugby Sevens captain Ghislaine Landry joins the podcast where she discussed her passion for the game, overcoming the odds and why she had to wear a men’s kit during her first professional year.   Ghis has played the game for more than half of her life, picking it up in high school, but her path towards turning pro was a rocky one. She was cut from Canada’s senior team for being “too small” (she’s 5’3) and told numerous times she wouldn’t make it professionally. That only fueled her fire, as she went on to lead her Sevens squad to gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, while becoming the game’s most prolific scorer along the way.   Today on the podcast, Ghis talks about the importance of self-belief and having a strong support system. She also dives into how tough it was for her mentally when the Tokyo Games were postponed, and shares a few personal notes about being an openly gay athlete and how she’d like to see more equality in the sport.   We also talk about:  Her career accomplishments &amp; what she loves about the game Having to wear a men’s kit when she first started playing Tokyo Olympics Being an openly gay athlete &amp; role model The future of rugby in Canada    Quote:   “Bottom line, I’d like to see equality. Like if the men are going to be treated a certain way then the women should be treated a certain way. If we’re going to call it women’s rugby we should call it men’s rugby…like the default for rugby is men’s rugby, yet we always have to say it’s women’s rugby.”   Resources:   Guest Info – Ghislaine Landry Instagram: @ghis_landry Twitter: @ghis_landry   Host Info – Christina Heydanus Instagram: @tinaheydanus Twitter: @tinaheydanus   Show Info – Opening the Playbook Website: openingtheplaybook.com Instagram: @openingtheplaybook Facebook: Opening the Playbook   Promotional Content: If you're enjoying this podcast, be sure to check out two others. For more sports, tune into The Voice &amp; The Coach, hosted by Vancouver Giant Play-by-Play announcer Dan O'Connor and WHL Coach of the Year Mark Holick. For conversation, check out Their Life Story, hosted by Robin Lavigne.

Today, Canada’s Women’s Rugby Sevens captain Ghislaine Landry joins the podcast where she discussed her passion for the game, overcoming the odds and why she had to wear a men’s kit during her first professional year. Ghis has played the game for more than half of her life, picking it up in high school, but her path towards turning pro was a rocky one. She was cut from Canada’s senior team for being “too small” (she’s 5’3) and told numerous times she wouldn’t make it professionally. That only fueled her fire, as she went on to lead her Sevens squad to gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, while becoming the game’s most prolific scorer along the way. Today on the podcast, Ghis talks about the importance of self-belief and having a strong support system. She also dives into how tough it was for her mentally when the Tokyo Games were postponed, and shares a few personal notes about being an openly gay athlete and how she’d like to see more equality in the sport. We also talk about: <ul> <li>Her career accomplishments &amp; what she loves about the game</li> <li>Having to wear a men’s kit when she first started playing</li> <li>Tokyo Olympics</li> <li>Being an openly gay athlete &amp; role model</li> <li>The future of rugby in Canada</li> </ul> Quote:   “Bottom line, I’d like to see equality. Like if the men are going to be treated a certain way then the women should be treated a certain way. If we’re going to call it women’s rugby we should call it men’s rugby…like the default for rugby is men’s rugby, yet we always have to say it’s women’s rugby.” Resources: Guest Info – Ghislaine Landry Instagram: @ghis_landry Twitter: @ghis_landry Host Info – Christina Heydanus Instagram: @tinaheydanus Twitter: @tinaheydanus Show Info – Opening the Playbook Website: <a href="http://openingtheplaybook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">openingtheplaybook.com</a> Instagram: @openingtheplaybook Facebook: Opening the Playbook Promotional Content: If you're enjoying this podcast, be sure to check out two others. For more sports, tune into The Voice &amp; The Coach, hosted by Vancouver Giant Play-by-Play announcer Dan O'Connor and WHL Coach of the Year Mark Holick. For conversation, check out Their Life Story, hosted by Robin Lavigne.

15. Canada Rugby Sevens Captain Ghislaine Landry talks success, equality and how she didn’t let those who said “no” stop her

Some early adversity is clearly a good thing, at least when it comes to Rugby. Ghislaine Landry, who is now the leading point scorer in world series history, was told time and again that she would never play international rugby. 'Too small', the experts told her. So much for the experts. Union and Sevens, Landry is one of the world's most dominant forces on the rugby pitch, compact stature and all.In this week's episode, Ghislaine joins host Anastasia Bucsis to celebrate the rugby player's victories and explores the idea that in sport, nothing comes for free. Beyond the constant demands of training and practise and international competition, how is a member of a centralised team even supposed to see family, let along achieve that mythical life balance? For Landry, it's about finding room for two loves:  love of sport and love of family. And the silver lining? Time off is that much sweeter when there is so little of it in a regular season.

Some early adversity is clearly a good thing, at least when it comes to Rugby. Ghislaine Landry, who is now the leading point scorer in world series history, was told time and again that she would never play international rugby. 'Too small', the experts told her. So much for the experts. Union and Sevens, Landry is one of the world's most dominant forces on the rugby pitch, compact stature and all. In this week's episode, Ghislaine joins host Anastasia Bucsis to celebrate the rugby player's victories and explores the idea that in sport, nothing comes for free. Beyond the constant demands of training and practise and international competition, how is a member of a centralised team even supposed to see family, let along achieve that mythical life balance? For Landry, it's about finding room for two loves: love of sport and love of family. And the silver lining? Time off is that much sweeter when there is so little of it in a regular season.

The life unbalanced with Ghislaine Landry