You think about the strength necessary to carry the flag around a stadium big enough to seat 110,000, which must be tiresome for anybody, and you wonder whether this is something he's up to physically. People who have never had to face a life-altering ordeal presume that those who have automatically wish it away, wish they could just turn back the clock, skip the trauma, and go about their business without the drama. So someone asked Meidl what he would do if he could change his life. He was talking about not fretting over lightning storms or doing work around the house with electrical appliances when he recalled what might have been a hairy moment one recent day in the bathroom. The Washington Post Company Related Links Video Cliff Meidl's Press Conference From The Post USOC's Norm Blake is frustrated with the number of pros that stayed home.
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