No pressure
Shaun White's gold medal in the half pipe in the 2018 Winter Olympics will go down as one of the most exciting performances in Olympic history. Not only did it mark the 100th gold medal earned by the United States in the Winter Games, the manner in which he won was, to say the least, dramatic. Each competitor in the finals was given 3 runs. Shaun found himself in silver medal position as he took his position for not only his final run, but the final run of the event. Japanese snowboarder Ayumu Hirano, who had just completed a nearly flawless run, including completing a trick that had only ever been done successfully in competition once before, sat in gold position. As Shaun moved into position and prepared for his run, he knew he needed the snowboarding equivalent of a buzzer beater or a Hail Mary to win the gold. No pressure, right? We tell ourselves the same thing sometimes. No pressure. Stay calm. Don't panic. Everything will work out just fine. We try to minimize the