Anyone else thing Priscilla Lopes-Schliep was amazingly confident?

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MyAnswersSuck - Your profile name made me laugh aloud.

Answer 1

i didnt pay much attention to her because she was written off as not having much chance

Answer 2

I agree.  Winning a medal requires absolute confidence in your own abilities, but also a realistic view of where your abilities lie.  She believed she could "hang" with the big girls, and that she did.  And as luck would have it, she hung in there long enough for a few favourites to make mistakes (Lolo Jones and the other favourite that fell on her first hurdle in the semis..can't remember her name).  I'm proud that she is Canadian and she oozed class.  I loved her celebration with McLellan too!  That was awesome!! Pure elation when you realize you won an almost impossible dream!  That's what every kid should strive for. Determination and faith..I loved it!

BUT...can anyone help me answer the question.."How did she win bronze when she had the same time as McLellan?"

Answer 3

I love Priscilla and Sally McLellan! Those girls are my heroes. The undiluted joy those two beautiful women expressed at Silver and Bronze is the most memorable moment of the entire games for me at this moment.