Without a doubt, there's huge satisfaction when a relatively smaller nation can take on a bigger nation and defeat them. There's a lot of pride in that.
Even the poor can be fat in the U.S.
When you lack cohesion, it becomes difficult to have a clear marketing strategy.
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.
We have a lot of options. America is a great country.
There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that most champions are born into certain environments and encouraged early. Then, later on, they might get some assistance from their federations.