RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As an assistant coach for Britain's women's field hockey team, Craig Parnham always admired the United States.
Now the head coach of the American women's squad, he recalled why in the moments after a 6-1 rout over Japan at the Olympics last week.
"USA have always had a huge heart, great spirit, great passion, great drive — they never give in," Parnham said. "When I was working with other teams, we would always see those as big threats of the USA, and when you see it firsthand, you see it for what it is.