Remember her?

This is Lolo Jones of the United States during the Beijing Olympics.

Just after this shot was taken during the 100m hurdle finals, Lolo hit the 9th hurdle and quickly went from first to worst (feeling in the world).

You know what she is about to say: FLIBBITTY--FLOO

Well, today at the National Championships Lolo Jones showed what perseverance will do--she is now the national champion in the 100m hurdles.  Hopefully she plans to compete all the way through 2012 to get another chance at gold in London.

I thought this was a very cool story, because I clearly remember watching that 100m race in Beijing and being absolutely blown away by her losing that race. What a confidence killer! It takes a lot of toughness to even compete after something as embarrassing as that. Profound embarrassment is something that athletes don't often come back from. Good, errrrr, great for Lolo Jones. Her smile after winning today's race, below, says it all.

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