Meet the UNC student who went to the Olympic Trials for Judo
Posted Feb 19, 2019
Linkin Park blared through his headphones as he paced the gym floor. His hands, clammy with sweat, fiddled with the black belt. He took a deep breath. This was Brandon Kelly’s ritual before every match, but this wasn’t any Judo match. This was the 2016 U.S. Olympic trials. Kelly tried to block out the noises around him. He needed a clear head when he took the mat.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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