My Greatest Olympic Prize

My Greatest  Olympic Prize
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Q. 1 How did Jesse feel that he was relieved from all the tension and was overpowered with confidence?

Ans. Jesse seemed to be highly disappointed and frustrated at his failure for not qualifying for the final. He had grown so upset that he kicked disgustedly at the dust. Luz Long who was a German athlete and had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt, was looking all this. He came to Jesse and put his hand on his shoulder. When Jesse turned back, he saw before him a tall German jumper who seemed to be friendly. Luz Long spoke to him that something was troubling him. Then, consoling Jesse, Luz Long told him if he jumped with his eyes closed, he would be able to qualify.

Finally, when Luz felt that Jesse had now calmed down, he pointed to the starting line and talked about it. He advised Jesse to draw a line a few inches in back of the board and start running from there and thus he would avoid mistake in the game. And by doing so, there was a golden chance for Jesse to qualify for finals.  Luz also persuaded Jesse saying that it did not matter much taht he was not selected in his first trial. Having been consoled by Luz, Jesse felt relaxed. It seemed to him that all the tension had gone from his mind. He had known the truth that was spoken to him. Confidently, Jesse drew a line a full foot in back of the board and proceed to jump from there. He qualified with almost a foot to spare.