At 14 or 15, Cody Miller raced Kosuke Kitajima—the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder breaststroker—at a Southern California sectional meet. Standing on the blocks next to his idol, Miller was so terrified he forgot his own race plan, went out too fast, and swam a terrible time. After the race, his coach's verdict stung harder than the loss: 'I'm not mad that he kicked your butt. I'm mad that you let him get inside your head.'
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