The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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Overall, this time at the Olympics was much more fun for the veteran, though he denies that the Olympic Village was as much fun as ESPN The Magazine made it seem in its pre-Olympic issue. Even for someone who made the top 10 sexiest If anything, Jones learned this time that millions of people are watching what he and his teammates do, from second cousins to superstars. Just last week, he was in New York to cel- ebrate his accomplishments and he ran into "Personally, I still think of myself as that awkward little kid who found it hard to get in the pool. I am kind of blown away. It's really cool." ■ Jones Olympians by Cosmopolitan, The Guard- ian, People and Seventeen. "It's not as crazy as everyone thinks," Jones said. "It's really not that wild." But he did confirm Lochte's biggest rev- elation about Olympic swimmers — that they sometimes can't make it to the locker room to relieve themselves of all that pre- race or pre-practice hydration. "We have mean coaches who won't let us get out of the water," Jones said, laughing again that Lochte let that little secret out of the bladder. Chris Brown. The singer came up to him and said, "Oh, my God, I saw your race." "Personally, I still think of myself as that awkward little kid who found it hard to get in the pool," Jones said. "I am kind of blown away. It's really cool. You don't re- ally understand how many people watch the Olympics … because we are in such a bub- ble from training and living in the Olympic Village and training for all these events." Jones is hoping to meet one more super- fan of the U.S. Olympic team — President Barack Obama. "I've been told that once you make the Olympic team, you get to shake hands with the President," he said. "I am really hoping that is true. I would truly like to do that. "I don't really get star-struck, but I am pretty sure that would leave me speechless." While Phelps has already announced his intentions to retire, Jones says he and Lochte are ready to begin their quest for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. "I think that I still have something left in me, a lot more left in the tank," Jones said. "Ryan and I were actually talking about it recently. 'Do we retire, or keep going?' He said: 'We're going to Rio.'" And, truth be told, Jones didn't reach his ultimate goal at this Olympics, to stand on the top spot and listen to "The Star- Spangled Banner." "Winning an Olympic silver medal is great," Jones said decisively. "But I really want to get gold. After seeing how crazy the competition was this time out there, I learned a little more about myself. I know I can still compete at this level." ■ You may contact Tim Peeler at tim_peeler@ncsu.edu. NC STATE PERSONALIZED PUB PRINT Your last name or business name appears on this customized NC State pub sign. Your full name is also imprinted as "proprietor." These clever prints will fool your friends and will look great in your home or office! Please print clearly . . . Type size is relevant to number of letters. LAsT NAmE OR BusiNEss NAmE (uP TO 12 CHARACTERS TOTAL) PROPRiETOR's FuLL NAmE (uP TO 18 CHARACTERS TOTAL) QTy. iTEm DEsCRiPTiON PRiCE NCSU Pub Print $49.95 ea. Subtotal Sales Tax (NC=7%, IN 7%, MI 6%) TOTAL o My check or money order made payable to THE WOLFPACKER is enclosed. o Please charge to my: o Visa o MasterCard o American Express o Discover Card No._________________________________________________ Exp. Date _________ (Credit Card Charges Will Appear On Your Statement As Coman Publishing Co.) Name_______________________________________________________ CVN# _______ Address _________________________________________________________________ City________________________________________________ State______ Zip _______ (REQUIRED) Daytime Phone #: (_________) _____________________________________ Email Address: ____________________________________________________________ FREE sHiPPiNg $4995 gREAT PRiCE! PERsONALiZED iTEms ARE NOT RETuRNABLE yOuR FuLL NAmE As PROPRiETOR Please allow 3 weeks from order date for delivery. (Ships from Georgia via UPS Ground) yOuR LAsT NAmE OR BusiNEss NAmE (up to 12 characters) on pub sign. Each 11x14 custom print is framed in a 13x16 MDF frame with styrene image protection. Mail To: THE WOLFPACKER • P.O. BOx 2331 • DuRHAm, NC 27702 FOR FAsTER CREDiT CARD ORDERs, CALL 1-800-421-7751 ORDER ONLiNE! WWW.COmANPuBLisHiNg.COm SEPTEMBER 2012 ■ 63 TOTAL