Michelle Obama is the leader of the U.S. Olympic delegation, so she recently met with the American athletes in London.
She took some of them to an informal breakfast and took photos and shook hands and hugged.
She gave the athletes a quick pep talk, saying:
“Try to have fun. Try to breathe a little bit. But also win, right?”
Ha! So funny.
She also spoke of how she used to love watching the Olympics, and how her father was very athletic until he was struck down in the prime of his life by multiple sclerosis.
She said:
“He retained his love of sports, truly. And the Olympics was a special time for him to watch amazing athletes of all abilities compete on the world stage. So these games especially affected our little house on the south side of Chicago. Every few years, these games bring pride, excitement and wonder to millions of people around the world. And that must mean so much to all of you.”
Hopefully getting to meet the first lady will make the athletes realize how lucky they are to be competing for Team U.S.A.!
And how important it is that they win every gold medal ever!
USA! USA! USA!
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