McKayla Maroney was a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. women’s gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Maroney, the reigning world vault champion, was expected to win Olympic gold in her individual event, and led after the first attempt. However, she slid to second place in the standings after she lost her footing during the landing on her second try. She remarked, “I didn’t deserve to win gold if I landed on my butt.” Although in this statement she comes across
