“We’re going to have moments like this at the Games,” I told her. “We’re going to have events that feel like this. We’re going to be frustrated. We’re never going to have fifteen events in a row of sunshine and rainbows—it’s just not going to happen. We’re going to be frustrated at least once, if not multiple times, during Games week. When that happens, are we going to give up and host a pity party? Are we going to let it linger? Are we going to live in that moment for longer than we need to?” “This is exactly what it’s going to feel like,” I told her. “Let’s use this moment, right now, to
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