They didn’t want to play this match. “The hardest match to play in sports,” said Walsh Jennings. Less than 24 hours earlier, their dreams of gold had disappeared with a loss to the Brazilian team of Agatha and Barbara. “Talked to myself all night long, so hard to get up for this match,” said Walsh Jennings. That bronze medal will mean more to Walsh Jennings than all three of her golds.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2016 06:00 UTC