In the first story of LockerRoom’s Olympic Bonds series, Suzanne McFadden speaks to Dame Valerie Adams and physio Louise Johnson – the double Olympic champion’s right-hand woman through the extreme highs and lows of her athletics career. For her physio expertise, sure, but also as a person,” Adams says of physiotherapist Louise Johnson, who’s treated the shot-put legend through four of her five Olympic campaigns. As well as helping to repair the two-time Olympic champion’s shattered body, Johnson has been a sounding board for Adams. “I say no to Val, but probably only twice a year.”It's a partnership built on trust and understanding, Adams says. “I made a personal pact with Val,” Johnson says.

Source: Stuff June 01, 2021 21:33 UTC