you can have. the games, the glory, the pride of america. this is a piers morgan tonight fourth of july special. good evening. and happy fourth of july. what better way to celebrate america s independence than by honoring the country s independent athletes. in just a few weeks they will be on the world stage in london competing for gold with billions watching. in the next hour, we ll hear their stories in their own words. it s revealing, moving, surprising and inspiring. we begin with allison felix, one fastest women in the world. she s winning headlines with the way she made it to the olympic team. allyson felix and jennifer were tied and were going to have a runoff until jennifer pulled out. how are you feeling? i just can t wait. is it like being a racehorse. is everything so finely tuned? all geared up for an explosive new moments? it is. you do all this training for 21 seconds. it s very quick. i want to take you back to probably the worst moment of your li
powerful a team you can have. the games, the glory, the pride of america. this is a piers morgan tonight fourth of july special. good evening. and happy fourth of july. what better way to celebrate america s independence than by honoring the country s independent athletes. in just a few weeks they will be on the world stage in london competing for gold with billions watching. in the next hour, we ll hear their stories in their own words. it s revealing, moving, surprising and inspiring. we begin with allison felix, one fastest women in the world. she s winning headlines with the way she made it to the olympic team. allyson felix and jennifer were tied and were going to have a runoff until jennifer pulled out. how are you feeling? i just can t wait. is it like being a racehorse. is everything so finely tuned? all geared up for an explosive new moments? it is. you do all this training for 21 seconds. it s very quick. i want to take you back to probably the worst m
this is a piers morgan tonight fourth of july special. good evening. and happy fourth of july. what better way to celebrate america s independence than by honoring the country s olympic athletes, the pride of america. in just a few weeks they will be on the world stage in london competing for gold with billions watching. in the next hour, we ll hear their stories in their own words. it s revealing, moving, surprising and inspiring. we begin with allison felix, one fastest women in the world. as i found out, a superstar determined to win. she s making headlines for the unexpected way she made the women s 100 meter team. allison and jennifer set off a controversy. the plan fell apart when jennifer pulled out hours before the race, conceding the shot to allison. before that, the signature event, 200 meters at the top of her mind. allison, how are you feeling? primed and ready for the kill? i m feeling good. i m so excited. i just can t wait! is it like being a racehorse.
am wearing stars and stripes. that s the coolest thing. their word, their stories, america s hope. this is a special edition of piers morgan tonight. good evening. big story tonight, london 2012. it s hard to believe we re fewer than 50 days away from the oimp licks. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the nationals are taking place this very weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i ve talked with the star in just a moment. but first let s get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let s start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finely dried out, and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way aro
their word, their stories, america s hope. this is a special edition of piers morgan tonight. good evening. big story tonight, london 2012. it s hard to believe we re fewer than 50 days away from the oimp licks. for america the best athletes will be hoping to take home the gold. the nationals are taking place this very weekend. the last great contest before the games themselves. i ve talked with the star in just a moment. but first let s get to preparations under way back in london. days after the jubilee, the city is working around the clock to get ready. let s start with richard quest, who is at the heart of things. richard? piers, barely have we got over the excitement of the jubilee and finely dried out, and now get ready for the olympics in 49 days time. 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be arriving in the british capital. the olympic torch is north of the border in scotland, making its way around. and when all is said, the britains will have spent