In the year 2000, Nick and I attended the Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where we were living at the time. I remember taking in the massive stadium filled with 110,000 people. It was breathtaking! Standing in the stadium, ready to watch the 4x100 meter relay, I was like the rest of the world: fully expectant that the U.S. would win. Coming into the race, they were the reigning Olympic champions, having won the gold in 1996. When it came time for the race, the American team started strong, and the first handoff was smooth. But when it came time for the second runner to pass the baton, she struggled to get it into the hand of her teammate. It was inconceivable! The fumbled handoff cost the team milliseconds but in a race like this, milliseconds can mean the difference between winning and losing. I was devastated when the U.S. lost by .25 seconds. Four years later, at the next Olympics, despite their poor performance in 2000, the U.S. team was loaded with the best in the world. As the
