I think it's safe to say that few of us strive to be called "reliable." Sure, the reliable folks form the backbone of any successful operation, but still...
Ask Aly Raisman or, as her teammates call her, "Reliable Raisman." There were a few sure things about this team -- that Gabby Douglas would dazzle with her bright smile and beautiful form, that Jordyn Wieber would get things done and probably take the women's all-around, and McKayla Maroney -- the "vault specialist" -- would take the gold in the contest on that individual apparatus. What about "Reliable Raisman"? She'd be there.
You know, the best-laid plans and all... Don't get me wrong. I'm not dissing this team. They're the best in years. Things just didn't go as planned. While Gabby kicked butt, she did seem to fizzle out at the apparatus competitions. Can't really blame her -- she must have been exhausted. McKayla won the silver -- far from a failure but, judging from her body language, not what she expected. And Jordyn more than did her part in getting the team gold. But for her, the tragedy that was the qualifiers was followed by a problematic floor routine that prevented her from medaling individually.
Did anybody think that Aly would end up taking home three medals -- team gold, bronze for the balance beam and gold on the floor?
Maybe she didn't.
But the praise came from several celebrities, including Little Wayne, Octavia Spencer and Jessica Alba. And then this post from the star of one of my favorite sitcoms.
Regardless of whether everybody met expectations, everybody's proud of the team.
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