How 9 Olympians Keep Their Nerves in Check Before Competing

Two things for me: visualization, for sure. I would imagine the perfect race, what that looks like and what it feels like. That was a big thing. And then [box breathing]. The last couple years of my competing, I loved it — I loved doing that right before I stepped out on the track, as my final thing. Something about kind of calming, and being present, I really enjoyed it.