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Peng Peng Lee
It really taught me that life is more than just your talent. And, you know, I really solely based my image on my talent, because that’s what it always was when I was younger. But I realized that personality and your grit and your perseverance really has a lot to do with um how people perceive you. And it was just amazing that they wanted to still bring me on the team
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Welcome to the Bruins Gymnastics edition of the Resilience to Brilliance Podcast. Where you’ll be inspired by riveting behind the scene stories of UCLA gymnastics legends. I’m your host Kim Hamilton Anthony. Here we go!
What happens when perseverance meets adversity? You develop resilience. Peng Peng Lee has had plenty of resilience training as she’s worked to overcome challenges that came very close to derailing her gymnastics career. But with the help of supportive parents and coaches who saw greatness in her, even as she was sidelined she was able to achieve what few gymnasts have ever done. She competed on the Canadian National Team, she was a three time medalist at the pacific rim championships and the honorary team captain at the 2012 olympics. At UCLA she became a nine time All American, the 2018 national beam champion, and she finished her career having scored ten perfect tens. I sat down with Peng to discuss her gymnastic journey and how she pressed through multiple injuries and finished her collegiate career with a storybook ending.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Peng Peng, welcome.
Peng Peng Lee
Hello, thank you for having me.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for being here. I appreciate it. How have you been?
Peng Peng Lee
It’s been a lot this year, but at the same time, I’m learning, I’m growing, and I’m having a lot of fun. But uh, it’s, you know, adult life is life-ing is kind of the quote I’ve been saying recently. So I’m kind of just flowing. I’m going with the flow.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Yes. Just flow, girl, just flow. Now you are living a pretty amazing life right now, and I do want to get to that a little later, but there’s something, this little thing you used to do called gymnastics that was a big part of your world.
Peng Peng Lee
I know just a little thing.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Just a little, just a little tiny thing. And I just want to start off by asking, how did you get started in the sport?
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, so,aw man, this is a fun conversation just to talk about going back to the past. But I got started because like all young gymnasts, I feel like I was super, super hyper. And my mom was like, okay, we need to put her in something because she’s bouncing off the walls. So she put me into gymnastics. I think I was four years old when I started. And then I got asked to go into a competitive program when I was five. So yes.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Nice. I was like that too. My family tells me that I was more upside down than I was right side up. So I get that.
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, it actually didn’t work at all because when I came home from gymnastics my Mom like I was extra extra hyper so she thought it was gonna tire me out, but I become so excited I would do even more flips on the couch and the walls. But I actually quit gymnastics when I was seven because I hated it, which a lot of people don’t know.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Really?
Peng Peng Lee
I absolutely hated gymnastics. I didn’t like the conditioning. I got asked to do the competitive program and I would cry on the way to practice,
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
No way.
Peng Peng Lee
but I ended up switching cities and my parents loved putting us in summer activities and just camps. And there was a camp really close to our house in a gym club. So she asked if I wanted to try gymnastics again, just cause it was close by. And I was like, only if it’s for fun. So I started back up again when I was eight. Yeah.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh, interesting. That’s something I didn’t know about you. So what happened between you know you went to a different city, what was different that made you stick with it?
Peng Peng Lee
My parents loved putting us in activities. So during that hiatus of gymnastics, I did like soccer, tennis, golf, I did a cooking camp, a pottery camp, I did a theater camp and acting classes, singing lessons, piano lessons. Like they just loved putting us into stuff, karate class. And when I came back to do gymnastics, I think I did like doing gymnastics, but I hated the conditioning part. So, which is why I really liked it when I was younger, but then when it was the competitive program, all they want to do is condition us. And I was like, I don’t wanna, like hold a plank at five. I don’t wanna be someone pushing me into a split. And I think it was painful.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I remember those days.
Peng Peng Lee
I know, oh yeah. So I ended up, I know, oh yeah. And I just remember telling my mom, like only if it’s for fun. Cause I knew, I think before it was a little more serious and you could tell it was more serious. So that’s when we started learning routines and I was learning a lot more skills and I got a floor routine. It was so much fun. And before, you know, five years old, you’re kind of…in Canada, I don’t even think you’re competing. So you’re just getting pushed down into a split.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Yeah, yeah, which is torturous for at any age.
Peng Peng Lee
At any age.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
At any age. So Your career progresses and like many of us you are no stranger to injuries and I’m sure did you progress very quickly in the competitive ranks?
Peng Peng Lee
Yes, I did. So I actually was not very good when I was eight years old. I was, um, I was at a recreational gym club. So I was the one only person who could do a backflip on the beam. And then I remember from age 8 to 10, my technique wasn’t the greatest, but again, I was having a lot of fun, but the scheduling was a little brutal. It was kind of like school and then I would miss dinner and then I go to practice and you know, a lot of gymnasts end at like eight or nine PM and you’re still homework and all that stuff.
And so we found a gym club that was actually, the scheduling was perfect. It was 7 to 6 p.m. So my parents could drop me off before work, pick me up and I’d be home for dinner. Weekends were off. It was like the best schedule you could ask for. And it was very competitive. So I um, you know, it was kind of like eighth maybe on the podium during that time. And then when I switched gym clubs into this elite program, I progressed pretty fast. And I was uh
I had great coaches there and they were absolutely amazing and they really took me in and developed me as a gymnast. So it was amazing, that gym club.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Now, as I was about to say before, like most gymnasts, you were no stranger to injury. And when you were, I think your sophomore year in high school, you had a very serious back injury. What happened?
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, so I, nothing particularly happened, but I had uh, it was diagnosed spondylolisthesis spondylolysis. And so I think what kind of what I remember
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
So what is that?
Peng Peng Lee
So it’s when your spine is slipping, is from what I remember. And I just, it’s the, I think it was L5, and I don’t even know, but my spine was slipping. And essentially it started to hit a nerve. And so when, you know, we spent months trying to figure this thing out, I was in
physio, I was doing a bunch of things and I would come home and I would sneeze and just start crying because I was in so much pain. I couldn’t go to the bathroom. I was 14 or 15. I couldn’t pick things off the floor. And I remember going to the doctor and he pretty much told me like, you know, if this continues, if you continue to do gymnastics, and I saw a back specialist in Ohio, if you continue to do gymnastics, you could potentially become paralyzed waist down. That freaked me out. I unfortunately had a teammate who did become paralyzed at our gym. And so it really scared me at 15. And so I then, you know, he’s like, you need to stop all physical activity now. So it was a lot to take in and you know, gymnastics was my whole life and a lot had happened prior. And the thing was, is that I was scared. So I ended up quitting gymnastics, told the coaches we were out of the gym. I was only allowed to do bird dogs, planks, and I had to have a back pillow. I had to, he taught me how to sit in bed a certain way. He taught me how to get out of bed. It was pretty much, it was very life-changing. Like I went to high school, I wasn’t allowed to carry a backpack, so I had a rolly bag in high school. It’s very confident, or, you know, boost your confidence.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Very cool.
Peng Peng Lee
Going into high school while you’re going through puberty. But I’m pretty sure it was because I was going through puberty and I ended up growing like five inches during that hiatus. So I was very small when that happened. I was like four foot seven. And so, you know, I think my spine couldn’t keep up with the rate I was growing. And I was growing a lot later too. So I, but they said, take a year off, don’t do anything. So again, bird dog planks and all my four exercises that I did, I wasn’t allowed to run or jump. And I was very, very careful because again, because I was very scared and he said, after a year, let’s reevaluate. And I went into a movement MRI where I could like hold planks in the MRI scan and you could do different positions and it ended up stabilizing. So that was very, I took very good care of it and I was very diligent with my rehab.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh, that’s really good. So you were out for a full year?
Peng Peng Lee
And then I was a regular student.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
You were a regular student.
Peng Peng Lee
I did acting classes on Sunday. I did singing lessons. I picked up a guitar. I didn’t, my parents are great because my mom’s always like, well, if you can’t do gymnastics then like let’s do something that’s not physical. So then I ended up taking up a bunch of different things while I was not a gymnast. And I really wasn’t a gymnast. I was off the national team, wasn’t even part of a gym club. I didn’t even know if I was coming back to do gymnastics again cause he pretty much said like, you most likely will never be a gymnast again.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
That’s devastating news. I love how your parents stepped in and got you to develop some of your other gifts, some of your other talents, because gymnastics is such a an all-encompassing sport. You don’t have any time to do anything else. So usually when a gymnast gets injured and she can’t do that, it’s like the end of the world, practically.
Peng Peng Lee
Yes.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Yet you picked up and you just kept learning and growing in other areas.
Peng Peng Lee
My parents are amazing. They always showed me perspective and they always showed me the silver lining in things. And you know s a kid, gymnastics was my entire life, but it really wasn’t though. So when I would come home, it’s not like they treated me as a gymnast. I still did half an hour of singing lessons on Friday. I would do, we had the weekends off. So my schedule allowed me to do other things. Unlike most competitive gymnasts, they train on the weekends. I had the whole weekend off. So I played tennis on the weekend. My mom signed us up for like a cartoon drawing class. Like, it’s very, like very, just if I took interest in it, she let us, you know, um she kind of signed us up to further that interest. So when I did take the year off, I was devastated because I was doing so well as a junior um and that was the year, a year too young for the 2008 Olympics, but it was so close. Like I could see myself going to the Olympics um when I was 15 and-But my mom just said, you know, there’s so many other things in life that you can do and maybe this is a great time for you to spend time with your friends, I had lots of sleepovers, I went to like high school parties. And I really was a regular kid in high school for a year and a bit,
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Which is rare for a gymnast.
Peng Peng Lee
which is very rare. And I loved it. I would never change it. And honestly, it actually helped me when I got back to gymnastics.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Umm Now tell me more. How did it help you when you got back to gymnastics?
Peng Peng Lee
I think the reason when I got back into gymnastics, I truly had to regain my strength. So again, I was only doing planks. I had no upper body strength. Like I barely do a pull up. It took me four months to learn to kip, cast the handstand again. It was really bad. Like it was very slow process. And I remember just doing a cartwheel for the first time and the whole gym was cheering. I signed up for a new gym club. I switched coaches because I just wanted to, you know, fresh taste of um just like a new start and it really helped that I took that year off because I grew so much. I didn’t have to do gymnastics in my awkward stage. And I was almost at my peak height when I came back. So I think, um, I had grown like, yeah, four or five inches. And so when I was relearning, I was relearning in my new body. And so it actually helped because then I, when I started conditioning, I was conditioning my new body and I wasn’t going through, um, like working and then growing at the same time. So I really, I think it truly helped me.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Hmm, that makes sense. As you described that, I thought, oh yeah, there is this awkward phase where you hit this growth spurt and everything changes and you have to adjust what you do, how you do it, and no, ah, totally makes sense. So obviously you came back and you were killing it, right? Because I’ve heard that leading into,
Peng Peng Lee
Thank you.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
you’re welcome, I’m just stating truth, right? So I’ve heard that going into the 2012 Olympics, you were the best Canadian gymnast ever. That’s what I’m hearing.
Peng Peng Lee
Thank you.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
That’s what I’m hearing. So describe what your world was like as you trained for the Olympics.
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, so it was really fun because again, I didn’t think the Olympics was in my cards again, because of my injury. And so it took me a really long time to get back in shape and to get back at the level I was, but I was getting my skills back very quickly. I think because I had done them so many times, uh I then was saying, oh, I can do this. So then I, at one point, you know, I told Miss Val, I wanted to postpone my year going into UCLA. I was supposed to go in 2012.
And she was very supportive of me or 2011, sorry. And she’s very supportive of me pursuing the Olympics. And so as soon as I got my skills back from my injury, I just started dreaming bigger and bigger and bigger. And my first meet back was really, really rough. I think I fell like four or five times, but then I won my second competition and that was a Canadian nationals pretty much like a halfway Canadian nationals. And that’s kind of where I realized like I can really do this and I think when I had that mindset, all those dreams came back, all that drive came back. And I was just very ready to dive into being a gymnast. I took a year off after high school to pursue the Olympics. And so my world was solely based around gymnastics. Like I don’t think I’d spent so much brain power into being a gymnast because I hired a physical like a physical coach, I wanted to get stronger. I was like, I wanted to run faster. So I was really focusing on my nutrition. I ended up making like a list of foods that I was going to eat after the Olympics, like going into that year. So I was like, we’re going to do this with no regrets and all that stuff. So my world was, it was so much fun. Like I loved competing at world Pan Am games was so much fun. I was older, so I was 18. And you know, I was a young adult. And I think having a little bit of that freedom at those gymnastics competitions, meeting new people. And the gymnasts are, they’re just really fun to be around. We kind of all have the same energy. So it’s really nice. And I, I love being on team Canada. It was, it, it had, I had a very amazing elite career. Like I, I loved it.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I can tell, just your face is beaming as you even talk about it. Well, leading into the Olympics, about a month or so before you were about to compete, you had another opportunity for resilience. Tell me what happened?
Peng Peng Lee
Leading up to the Olympics, there was one last Canadian meet and it was Canadian nationals and that was pretty much our Olympic trials. And I again, went into that year, no regrets. I’m going to throw all the big skills. I was doing like double layout, full out. I was doing your tango double twist on vault. Like I was really throwing all the big skills. And I said, you know what? like I’d rather try than not try. Cause I think, you know, we could play it safe and all that stuff. But I said, this is, I waited so long for this. I’m not, I’m not going to, you know half booty it. Like I Didn’t want to like go in and not regret anything. So I pretty much Went for the first time at your chain of double twist and I was podium training It was the last event and I had thrown a lot of my big skills that I just learned I ended up landing and I just remember collapsing almost like a rag doll I landed and I could not get up and I grabbed my knee. and I just remember squeezing my knee so hard and I felt it pop. So I’m pretty sure my knee like dislocated and then popped back in. And I got carried out. My whole world just stopped. And I definitely thought it was gonna pass out. I was like, you know, hot and sweaty from podium training. I was in a leotard. I like started panicking. And it’s almost like seeing everyone else’s face as panic. Then you start panicking. So.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Mm-hmm, right. You’re like, what are they seeing that I’m not seeing?
Peng Peng Lee
Exactly. And so, you know, my teammates are rushing over, coaches are rushing over and, and everyone’s just devastated because we were hearing about athletes tearing their ACLs before tearing their Achilles because everyone again, it’s a big Olympics and they were just throwing it all. And so I remember after that training, I was like, please let it not be my ACL. And I remember going home, I got sent home after that camp or that podium training. And
I tried to walk on my leg and it was like, again, a rag doll. There was nothing to hold it up. And so I was doing research. I was trying not to Google and all that stuff. But then I had a really close team. So my physio worked with me really closely. And I remember going into the doctor’s office and she came out crying. And I was like, oh no.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
What? The doctor came out crying?
Peng Peng Lee
Not the doctor, my physio. She was like a big sister to me at the time.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh, okay, okay.
Peng Peng Lee
And she was amazing. And so I think she really felt for me. She helped me rehab my back too. And so, you know, she had seen me work so hard and kind of felt the pain that I was in. And she was tearing up for me. And then that’s kind of when I knew she had to tell me I tore my ACL. And it that was devastating. I don’t think I’ve ever been in the car and been like, why me? I think I never said that before. And my parents, you know, at the time, it was really hard. I think
I had like a week of depression where, again, I just kept thinking like, why me? I worked so hard, like, all that stuff. But then my mom, my dad, my parents, my dad, they were just saying, you know, this isn’t the only Olympics. I think because I was a year too young for the 2008 Olympics, it seemed like this was my one shot only. And I think that’s why it was so upsetting. But, um, team Canada, actually they wanted me to compete bars. And so, you know,
the physio was saying you can compete on a torn ACL. Like you don’t have to have it if you rehab it properly. And there was enough time for before the Olympics to heal my MCL, which I also had torn, to be able to do bars. And I remember I got into the gym, I started working out and I said, it’s not worth it. I have UCLA ahead of me. I have potentially, I could do a 2016, Olympics. I’m not trying to land and just absolutely destroy my knee. So I ended up opting out,
respectfully just saying I’m not going to go for the runnings and the head coach of team Canada, you know, the team captain, team Canada, I don’t remember what it was called to be honest, so long ago, but they invited me to be their team captain, their honorary team captain. And I was over the moon. I was so happy. So they said, you know, we, you helped us qualify to the Olympics you’ve had so much experience. You competed in the O2 arena. I would love, we would still love for you to come and mentor the girls. And so, you know, I was in a cast, I was limping in London, but I was getting them their salads and just talking to them and just hanging out and just trying to be a positive light for them. It definitely was a bittersweet moment, but.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Yeah
Now, hold up, hold up, hold up. I think I’m going to have to stop you because the way you talk about, oh yeah, I was injured, but they took me to the Olympics anyway. That’s a big deal, Peng. That is huge.
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah.very Canadian.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
It is huge. And so what was it that you think they saw in you that told them, hey, you know what, she can’t contribute by competing physically, but the fact that you’re in the room, in the gym, on the floor with these athletes means a lot and has a positive impact on them. So what did they see that you could bring to the table, even without competing?
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, it really taught me that life is more than just your talent. And, you know, I really solely based my image on my talent, because that’s what it always was when I was younger. But I realized that personality and your grit and your perseverance really has a lot to do with um how people perceive you. And it was just amazing that they wanted to still bring me on the team because they saw this wisdom that I had that I could offer even if I wasn’t competing. And I definitely had taken that lesson with me everywhere now because I’m saying, you know what, personality is such a big and memorable thing that will affect people also and not just your talent. So I I it truly was a great life lesson for me. And again, I was very blessed to just have them bring me.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh, yes.
Peng Peng Lee
Very honored.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
And I love, it is a huge honor. And you were still a part of the team. Honorary captain, hey, this is good stuff.
Peng Peng Lee
Mm-hmm. Yeah. I know. And it was so nice too, because when I got there, you know, they gave me a shirt with like a C on it. And so they still made me feel very special. Like I felt very special at the Olympics, even though I wasn’t competing. Again, it was a bittersweet moment because I wasn’t competing, but they made me still feel really special. And I think, again, I had to give it to my parents who had taught me really good morals, really good ethics, and always have good sportsmanship and be nice to others and respect others and all that stuff. And be even if you’re at the top of your game, but be humble and always be motivational and inspiring. And so it was really cool because I used to wear these white flowers in my hair when I, when I competed like prior to the Olympics and the girls during competition surprised me and all had white flowers in their hair. And it was, it was the sweetest thing. It was so cool. Like again, they, I didn’t ask them to do it they just did it. And it was so sweet that they were honoring me. Even though they’re pursuing their dream.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I know, right?
Peng Peng Lee
But it’s like they’re pursuing their own dream, but then they still, I don’t know, there was just so much love on that team. There really was. It was a great team. I’m still really close with one of the girls, so.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Oh, that’s good. That’s good. I’m going to go back to something you said that I think is very important. And that is life is more than talent. Life is more than talent. So you’re competing in this sport where talent is everything, right? You’re sometimes uh we base our value on our ability to perform what the judges think, what our coaches think, what others think. How did you come to the conclusion that life is more than talent? Was it the influence of your parents or was there something else in addition to that?
Peng Peng Lee
I’m, oh man, I’m trying to remember exactly who said it. I’m pretty sure it was the head coach of Canada. And you know, I was, I think I might have asked her like, why, why do you want to bring me? And she said, I just, we just think you’re very valuable to this team. Again, she didn’t really say more than just your talent, but it was more like you have so much wisdom, you have a positive energy. And you know, the Olympics is very stressful and we need someone who’s gonna lift the girls up when they’re stressed. And uh I think they, whenever I travel, I’m pretty easy going, I would say.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I can picture that.
Peng Peng Lee
So I would like to think I’m pleasant to travel with. But I think, you know, when I do compete, my coach used to tell me a joke. I was always, you know, I was always trying to laugh and have fun at those meets. And I think that’s what they told me they wanted that positive energy around so that, you know, again, Olympics is very stressful and they wanted to help me get the girls’ minds out of their head, give them advice about what the equipment’s like and get them excited and hyped. And I’m pretty sure it came from the head coach of Canada.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Mm-hmm. Okay, that’s great. What a great attitude. Well, Peng, I want you to speak to the athlete that is listening right now. Maybe that athlete wants to be in the Olympics one day, or maybe there’s some other goal they want to achieve, yet there’s obstacles that they have to overcome. Perhaps it’s injury, maybe it’s even an illness, or it could be challenges they’re facing at home or in their personal lives. Whatever that challenge is, tap into your superpower, which is highly motivational, and tell me what do you say to that person to encourage them to keep pressing on?
Peng Peng Lee
Yeah, a lot of the times, I when I tell young athletes, I said, just remember why you do gymnastics and kind of bring it back to when you were a kid and you were so excited to get into the gym and you’re so excited to learn new things. And sometimes you have to remind yourself that that’s why you love it. And you kind of have to remind yourself, every day is very hard. It’s hard when you have life things thrown at you and it’s hard when you have injuries. And I think the thing is, is also to remember it’s not the end all be all. There’s so much more to life than just gymnastics. And whether that’s a lesson that’s learned when you’re at the gym, but I always also try to tell them that if you’ve learned one thing and you get 1% better every day, whether that’s in the gym or outside the gym, then that’s a win for today. I’m still reminding myself on my own advice that I give. Like I have to remind myself of little wins for the day, but I definitely
truly believe you have to celebrate the little wins. And sometimes that’s getting an assignment done in school and you then have a great, you’re like, I’m gonna have a great practice cause I got that done. Or like, you know, practice was great. All right, let’s take that kind of energy to where I’m gonna go next. And just know that a lot of people are going through this. And I think the best thing to do is also talk about it and you know, find that safe person or safe space to be able to talk or you can also think that that’s that time is to find an outlet, how to release that energy also. And I think for me, when I was training, music was definitely a release for me. So when I was training, I did that half an hour singing lessons on the side. So when I had like all gymnastics talk, be a gymnast outside, inside the gym, music was great. It’s like a whole different type of athlete. So I love being able to do that and it was a fun hobby for me to take my mind off things. And I just encourage, you know, um, especially younger athletes. It’s.
really hard nowadays. It’s so competitive. And you have to remember that you are the only you in this world. So why don’t you be the best you? There’s no one else who can be who can do you better.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I can’t agree more.
Peng Peng Lee
So There’s no like there’s absolutely no failure because no one else can do you better than you. So you might as well have fun with yourself and just be.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
And just be. That’s such great advice.
Peng Peng Lee
And just be. Like, just enjoy yourself. And like, sometimes it’s really hard, but sometimes it’s like, okay, well, you know, this isn’t gonna last forever, so you might as well enjoy it.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
I am of the thought, if it’s not fun, you know, make it fun. Even if it’s not. Yes.
Peng Peng Lee
That’s what I do. Because again, there’s lots of things that I don’t like to do. But I try to make it fun. To-do lists are not really my thing, but I’ve learned to use colored pencils.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
There you go, make it pretty, make it fun.
Peng Peng Lee
They make it more fun to me, exactly.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Yes, I’m the same way. So Ping, your story is positively riveting, it’s inspiring, there’s so much more to it though. And I don’t wanna rush through all that took place at UCLA. So would you mind hanging around and doing a second half to your story?
Peng Peng Lee
I’d love to.That sounds amazing.
Kim (Hamilton) Anthony
Thank you so much.
In part 2 of Pen Peng Lee’s story you’ll learn how she was able to overcome significant setbacks at UCLA and how she also went on to help them clinch their seventh NCAA national team title. You’ll also hear about what she’s doing now and she continues to demonstrate resilience.
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