Thanks to Gymnast.com for posting a great USA Today interview with Jonathan Horton .  Horton lamented his 13.675 pommel horse score that prevented him from winning an all-around medal in Beijing.  “I was (four-tenths) away from a silver at this Olympics with a 13.6 on pommel horse.  That’s ridiculous,” Horton said, shaking his head in disgust.  “Who gets a 13.6 at the Olympic Games?  This guy.”  That’s classic Horton.  Afterall, this is the same guy who dramatically tweaked his high bar routine going into the event finals, because he knew he had to in order to have any shot at winning a medal.  His reward?  A silver medal.

Horton’s inspiring Beijing performance has positioned him to be Team USA’s leader and one of the world’s leading all-around medal contenders leading into the 2012 Olympics.  He’s not bashful about it, nor is he arrogant.  He’s going to go about business with the same attitude that he took with his Beijing high bar gamble.  “No fear, no regrets.”