I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.
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The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.
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in public meetings across the country, Brother David has spoken frequently about the fact that the food system has moral read more
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and everything after that is just cost savings.
and everything after that is just cost savings.
I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.
I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.
It's not need; they have smaller families. It's lifestyle.
It's not need; they have smaller families. It's lifestyle.
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