The line connecting the 12-year-old Lilly King, with her intense drive to win, to the 19-year-old Lilly King, with her intense drive to win fairly, is straight and true. Some six weeks later, the world got to see the Lilly King that King's family and her coach know. Related Content Rio Olympics 2016: Tinder games 'sexually charged' Boxing: Manny Pacquiao confirms comeback Rio Olympics 2016: 'Michael Phelps' pool boy'"That's what I told her," Ray Looze, who coaches King now at Indiana University, said late Monday night. "Lilly went off on her," said Mike Chapman, King's coach from ages 11 to 17, on the plaza outside the Olympic Park on Tuesday. After it was over, her mom said, 'Did you think that goofy little girl was someday going to be a gold medalist?'

Source: New Zealand Herald August 10, 2016 04:30 UTC