(Mario Ruiz/EPA)Kerri Walsh Jennings raised both arms to the small section of the Beach Volleyball Arena waving American flags, covered in sand and smiling. “I have no room in me to think about tomorrow,” Walsh Jennings said. If she did exit the Olympic stage, Walsh Jennings will leave as nothing less than one of the greatest champions in American sports. One year — either her sophomore or junior season, Shaw can’t remember — Walsh Jennings barely practiced. Think of Walsh Jennings as a journeyman major league pitcher, surviving on a high-80s fastball and guile — and winning the Cy Young every year.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 04:50 UTC