Rockville, Md., native Helen Maroulis was not always a likely choice to take down a nearly unbeatable icon and win a gold medal at the Summer Olympics. In fact, as she explained on Glenn Clark Radio Aug. 25, there was a time in her childhood where even participating in any sport at all seemed implausible.
"I was terrible at every sport I ever did," Maroulis said. "I was afraid of heights; I just cried on the diving board. I was afraid of doing backflips, so I left gymnastics. I was afraid of being watched, so they asked my mom not to let me do the recital. Everything, they were just like, 'Please don't bring your daughter back.'
"But with wrestling, that was just the sport for me."
