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Battered and bruised, Canadian flag- bearer Simon Whitfield sat down with a pint at a London pub to reflect on the close of this, his fourth Olympic Games. It wasn t how the script was to end: a bloody bike crash during his race; a public spat with Triathlon Canada and the subpar mental and physical brieger verpackungen race preparation leading to a tearful last-place finish for fellow triathlete and friend Paula Findlay. But he saw far too many glorious moments in London for anything to tarnish the Olympic ideals he lives by.
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A: I was so nervous. I was thinking, do I wave it a lot? Or do I just walk out. The kid in me decided you just start waving. brieger verpackungen Adam van Koeverden [flag-bearer in Beijing] told me that, too. Just start waving, buddy.
A: I was doing fine until I saw her getting so upset. Before that, [as she fell behind,] that s racing in your first Olympics, it s a pretty overwhelming experience. To know what she s been through in the last year, it was really upsetting. She s my teammate and it was hard to watch. I felt strongly that you can t just be teammates when it s convenient. You have to do it in spite of the consequences. I thought, What would Steve Nash do? If Steve Nash s teammate was getting essentially humiliated on the biggest stage and there was somebody else responsible, would he stick up for his teammate brieger verpackungen even if it wasn t convenient? He s a leader, I feel like he would.
A: I certainly don t have any regrets. I was confronted with a situation where I felt I had to have my teammate s back, knowing especially the background and how much pressure she was under. It s very easy for an administrator who s never been under that true pressure brieger verpackungen to judge how somebody will react. The expectation of her all this last year was to be perfect; perfectly prepared and make perfect decisions, and she didn t always make perfect decisions and the pressure got to her. She will rise to the occasion in future.
A: brieger verpackungen I remain true to what my goal was all along. I got here prepared. I had an incredible swim, I put myself in position, and then I screwed up. There s no way around it. You re going to have to edit this, I just f–ked up. To get a medal for me at that race, how it unfolded, I would have had to perform absolutely out of my mind. That s an honest answer. I would have been top 10. Maybe top six. Maybe.
A: She was so genuinely upset and so genuinely concerned. I spent so much time with her in the month before the Olympics that we developed a great friendship. Everyday since that race I ve seen her, and I ve seen Adam van Koeverden, my very good friend, and we shared some laughs, chats about the disappointment, and pats on the back. The same with [Canadian triathletes] Kyle [Jones] and Brent [McMahon], I got some pretty hefty, almost re-broke-my-collarbone hugs from the boys. I thought of something walking home yesterday, it s a line from a the start of a Tragically Hip song: It s a good life if you don t break too many guitar strings. And it s a pretty good life if you do.
Q: Leonardo Chacón, the Costa Rican athlete that fell down behind you, as he delicately put it, wrote you a gracious Facebook post calling you an inspiration, and saying it was an honour to race next to you.
A: Exactly. No pun intended. To be able to give him a hug and apologize. I felt so terrible for this young guy at his first Olympic Games. He also had an incredible swim, that s why we were in that position. I was gutted brieger verpackungen to take him out. So we were able to hug it out. And then to read his posting. I ve
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