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What's It Like To Leave The Olympics Empty-Handed?

from National Public Radio
August 10, 2012

Melissa Block talks with U.S. Olympians Kate MacKenzie, a rower, and Derek Brown, a handball player, about what life is like after the Olympics when you aren't a Michael Phelps-caliber superstar.

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  • All Things Considered, August 10, 2012
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