The hurdler didn’t let her crushing defeat at the 2008 Olympics break her spirit—instead, in the decade-plus since, she's been one of the most voracious competitors on the planet, carving out careers in bobsled and reality television in search of another win.
When Willy Suitor soared through the air in a rocket belt at Super Bowl I, it wasn't hard to imagine we would all be flying around someday. Why aren't we?