Behind McKenzie Long's Olympic moment, a mother's love and a profound grief
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But her cost was much more. Her price was all of her discipline. An untold number of brutal workouts. The pain in every defeat. The hunger remaining after victory. A life devoid of typical indulgences.
Grief is reputed for its sucker punches. A master in the art of unbeknownst, its specialty is sneaking up on the grieving, pouncing on the smallest triggers. Long is increasingly familiar with grief's stealthy ways.
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