But in its own unique way, it is truly a team: comforting, consoling, counseling, cheering, commiserating with each other — joyful in the successes, supportive in the defeats. “I remember sitting in my room and it’s 10 o’clock, and the men’s volleyball team was on the court and I could not turn off the TV,” said Wiebe, the wrestling gold medallist. Warner used the gold medal showing of high jumper Derek Drouin to help him. We were back in the press room waiting to talk to you guys and Damian Warner walked in,” Wiebe said after a post-event media session. “Watching my fellow athletes race and run and play and wrestle,” Wiebe said, “that makes me feel proud to be Canadian.”

Source: thestar August 21, 2016 20:15 UTC