Ralph Waldo Emerson had this philosophy about be silly, be honest and be kind. I really try to talk to a lot of people about that on the team, and Joy is certainly all those qualities.

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But I think I am the only one that feels any pain about that. He just moves forward and does what he needs to do.

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We kind of had to reinvent him as a sprinter, and he's doing well.

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At summer club meets he kind of coaches little kids at Hillside.

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He's an all around swimmer and diver. In fact, he's going to be a big part in a couple of our relays tomorrow.

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I think that they are an example to the other freshman of perseverance and what can happen if you dedicate yourself to something. And I don't think it is easy. I don't think it is easy dealing with me.

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He has a lot of humility. I've never heard him complain, not once, about the events that he's in or about the relays he's in.

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She had a sweet, sweet 50 in the prelims last year (26.1), so that was kind of what we were chasing and it just didn't quite come down for her this year. So I was hoping there was a 50 sprinter in there with that distant sprinter.

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I don't think a lot of teams were counting on him to be as fast as he is. He works hard. He hits two-a-days, and last year was really his first time swimming.

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