If you stayed up late enough last night, you first saw the USA win the men's 4x100 free relay followed later by the medal ceremony. As the national anthem played, American Ryan Held could not hold in the emotion he was feeling. Standing there with a gold medal around his neck and the national anthem playing, he lost it.
Dude, I get it! I get the chills and emotional just from listening to the anthem sometimes too. And that's not because of anything I did or accomplished to get that song to play. I've often wondered what it's like to stand at the top of an Olympic podium and watch your flag rise while your anthem plays. I don't think my imagination could get even close because I have no idea what it's like to be that good at something.
Held's reaction on that medal podium was so pure and believable that you felt what he was feeling. It was a great moment.
Here he is on the Today Show this morning talking about it. It also shows his reaction during the medal ceremony.
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