What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends. ↗
You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don't know how to feel good about the work you're doing or the life you're leading. ↗
I wasn't really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S. was a pretty good thing to happen, I'd say. ↗