marinelli's miscellany

‘It was so strange,’ she said of being in a mostly white sport. ‘I remember listening to rap music and being like, You don’t know this song? O.K., sorry. And they’re like, Country? You don’t know country? I’m just like, This is awkward.’

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Gabby Douglas’s Long Journey to Gymnastics Gold - NYTimes.com

Ordinarily, I’m not one who tends toward Olympics fervor but HOLY CRAP I LOVE THIS KID.