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...Jumping] made me physically and mentally strong from a young age,” Reed said. “I was only 12 when I went to my first world championship in Belgium. It’s definitely taught me a lot about how to compete—especially the importance of creativity and innovation...
...truly believed sophomore and junior year I could win it…so [losing back then] hurt a lot,” said O’Connor in his post-match press conference. “But I tried to turn it into a positive…This year I did a much better job of pushing [negative thoughts] away, just reminding myself that I’m the best guy in the country...
...fortunate to have the family that I do,” O’Connor said. “They traveled around with me all over the country [when I was younger], so I owe a lot to them...
What role is there for the U.S. to play in this context? Since the U.S. has prioritized stabilizing Afghanistan over everything else in Asia, it has lost a lot of credit in both Delhi and Beijing. It is increasingly reliant on China, but has also undertaken security exercises [under the Bush Administration] that tried to work together with democratic countries like Japan, India and Australia at the exclusion of China. This fed into the traditional political claustrophobia many in China have - a sense that, in the end, Asia will be a very hostile environment for their development and geopolitical rise...
...lot rides on that being true, and a key test is upcoming. In mid-April, Geithner has to decide whether to formally brand China a currency manipulator, something the U.S. has thus far refrained from doing. If he does, Beijing will be furious. And if he doesn't, the U.S. Congress, already threatening new tariffs against Chinese imports, will be furious. One hopeful sign: a U.S. Treasury team was recently in Beijing, no doubt talking about exactly this subject. Politics is rearing its head on both sides of the Pacific these days. And it may take an optimist...