The Steps to Destiny: Morgann Leleux Describes Making Olympic Games

The Steps to Destiny: Morgann Leleux Describes Making Olympic Games

"THERE WAS PROBABLY LIKE 2 OR 3MOMENTS IN MY LIFE WHERE I WASLIKE, I'M DONE!IT'S JUST NOT MEANT TO BE.

NOWTHAT I'M HERE.

IT'S LIKE GIRL!YOU FREAKING DID IT!"NEW IBERIA NATIVE MORGANN LELEUXIS HEADING TO THE OLYMPICS.

ITSOMETHING SHE'S DREAMED ABOUTSINCE SHE WAS 5.

BUT HERIMAGINATIOCOULDN'T PREPARE HER FOR THEJUBILATION OF THE MOMENT."WHEN I GOT OVER THAT BAR IHEARD THAT SCREAM OR SCREECH ANDTHENLOSING MY MIND.

I JUST LIKECOMPLETELY LOST IT.

ALL I COULDDO IS POINT TO TSKY BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS INGOD'S PLAN THE SIGNS OF WHATWAS TO COME SURROUNDED LELEUXTHROUGHOUT THE EVENING... AS SHEACTUALLY CLINCHEDHER SPOT WITH TEAM USA BEFOREHER FINAL VAULT.

BUT FROM LUCKYCOLORS TO UNUSUAL WEATHER...EVERYTHING POINTED TO TOKYO.

IFEEL LIKE BLUE WAS MY COLOR.

MYMARKS THAT I GOT THE DAY OF THEFINAL WASBLUE.

I WATCHED MIRACLE BLUE THENIGHT BEFORE.

10 YARDS IN THATWALK THE SUN WAS SHINING.

WE GOTTHIS.

I'VE GOT A THAT'S BEENPRACTING FOR 3 WEEKS.

WE'REREADY.THE CATHOLIC HIGH GRAD ISCELEBRATING RIGHT NOW..

WITH APARADE SCHEDULED IN NEW IBERIATHIS FRIDABUT HER ATTENTION WILL SOONSHIFT TO THE 2020 GAMES... WHERESHE'S NOTSATISFIED WITH JUSTPARTICIPATING.

WE'RE NOT JUSTGOING HERE TO BE AN OLYMPIAN.WE'RE GOING TO WIN A MEDAL.

IBELIEVE I CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING IDREAM NOW.

MAKING THE OLYMPICTEAM ONTHE 3RD TRY SHOWS I CAN DOANYTHING I BELIEVE.

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