{"id":96,"date":"2012-08-01T18:26:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T18:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spcollege.edu\/internshipblog\/?p=96"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:55:36","slug":"internship-lessons-from-olympians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/internship-lessons-from-olympians\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship lessons from Olympians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Who does not get excited watching Team USA compete for Olympic glory?! What can you learn from US Olympic athletes that can help you in your internship and career?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Read more about this from Heather R. 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