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Mitchell: Emotional moment serves as reminder of sports' beauty
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I stood in the infield at the Georgia Olympics on Friday afternoon in Jefferson, watching closely as North Hall’s Luis Gonzalez put forth an incredible final effort to surge ahead for an individual state championship in the 3200 meter run. As he crossed the finish line and walked off of the track, mere seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, he raised his hands to his head, eyes watering, clearly overcome with emotion. I went through the normal process of preparing an interview, thinking of questions in my head, and the only one that I could think of right off the top of my head was the same cliche: How does it feel?
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