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
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