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.
at the olympic final. the new king of broadway. i didn t think i would even be nominated. you may not know james yet but i do. he is an up and coming superstar. and he s been with david beckham in a bathtub. you can shake his hand or lick his face, he is that attractive. sngs good evening, we begin tonight with coach mike krzyzewski. he made duke a powerhouse. coach k is an inspiration and he carries the pride of america with him as he leads america s basketball team to london. coach k, now, i know how important you are because everybody on my staff, when they heard we were doing coach k, got excited. like, wow, coach k! why are you such a big deal. you must have a lot of polish people on your staff. it means everything is going to go great here. you have a reputation based on one of the most greatest sporting careers america s seen. in college basketball. a peerless career. what does it mean to you to have that reputation? i ve been lucky to be at places wher
but i do and you will. an up and coming superstar. a man who s been with david beckham in a bathtub. you don t know whether to shake his hand or liq his face, he s that attractive. good evening, we begin tonight with coach mike sh shizeski. he leads america s olympic basketball team to london. coach k, i know how important you are because everybody on my staff when they heard we were doing coach k got excited. like, wow, coach k! why are you such a big deal. you must have a lot of polish on your staff. you have a reputation based on one of the most greatest sporting careers america s seen. a peerless career. what does it mean to you to have that reputation? i ve been lucky to be at places where their brand help me right away. i graduated from west point, coached there. pretty good brand. got a pretty good brand. my next gig is duke university. which has a global brand. and a good one. then coach of the u.s. national team that has a really good brand. so i ve been