What Ezra Frech has said about 2020 Summer Paralympics
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026
Ezra Frech, American Paralympic track and field athlete, two-time Paralympic gold medalist and disability advocate, has been quoted on 2020 Summer Paralympics 2 times in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Frech recounts that watching the Rio 2016 Paralympics at age 11 led him to drop other sports and aim for Tokyo despite being unranked.
“I dropped all my other sports. I told all my family and friends, I'm gonna make the Tokyo Paralympics. And I was 11”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 41:50
After narrowly missing a medal in Tokyo, Frech vowed never again to leave a major championship without a medal.
“never again will I walk away from a major championships without a medal until the day I retire. That was my vow”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability" (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 53:59
Episodes
EZRA FRECH: "I Was Put on This Earth to Change the Way We See Disability"On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 46 min
Jay Shetty interviews Paralympic champion Ezra Frech about growing up with a limb difference, his Paris double gold, visualization, Dancing with the Stars, and adaptive sports advocacy.
Ezra Frech on other topics
- Disability representation · 5 quotes
- Visualization (sports psychology) · 2 quotes
- 2028 Summer Paralympics · 2 quotes
- Angel City Sports · 1 quote
- Meditation · 1 quote
- 2024 Summer Paralympics · 1 quote
- Paralympic classification · 1 quote
- Limb deficiency and amputation · 1 quote