 I know what it takes to achieve the seemingly impossible things the right way. I trained for five straight years without taking a single day off. I knew that that level of my competition, an extra 52 days of practice, would be necessary to make that difference. Such sacrifice brought me to the highest of highs, also the lowest of lows. But I did it in pursuit of standing on top of the podium, watching the Stars and Stripes, listening to my national anthem play.