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...think I can be pretty proud of that fact,” says the owner of the second-best heptathlon and decathlon scores in the nation’s history. “And I’ve got a chance to go and possibly win a third medal at a third Olympic games…and that’s something that no decathlete has ever done before...
...course, there is a reason that a third medal has proven so elusive for Clay’s predecessors...
...this point I’m confused. Clay has spoken at length about “rewriting history books” with a third Olympic medal, and yet would balk at the idea that these efforts define him. But as Clay continues talking, I begin to understand where athletics stand among his priorities...
...competitive enough that my big goal is…to win a third gold medal at a third Olympic games, but if I don’t,” he shrugs, “then okay, I don’t. The next couple years are just for the love of the sport...
...course, Clay realizes that even world-class track and field athletes don’t make enough to lounge around, and it is not difficult to guess what will happen, whether or not he earns his third trip to the Olympic podium...