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Athletes and others have their say before and during the 30th Olympiad of the modern era in England.
The United States's Misty May-Treanor, right, dives over her teammate Kerri Walsh Jennings during a women's semi-final beach volleyball match against China at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 7, in London. (Dave Martin/AP)
Competitive focus
“You need to have that cutthroat mentality. Not mean and not, ‘I want to hurt you.’ It’s: ‘I respectfully want to beat you and give you my best game. Crush you, yes. Not your soul. Just you, on the court.”
– US beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor explaining her competitive approach
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