There’s no time in sport where the difference between the world’s great athletes and those who are in fact the very best gets put in to sharper focus than it does at the Olympic Games.
You could be the best swimmer in your country from an early age, and still find yourself finishing eighth in a final that someone like Michael Phelps had finished countless seconds before you. You could be running as if your life depends on it in an Olympic finals, while Usain Bolt runs ahead of you with time to slow down and effectively pose for the camera.