"Just cause it’s bad doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.”

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Opinion: Caeleb Dressel knows pressure after winning 5 gold medals: ' I probably lost 10 pounds'

Christine Brennan, USA TODAY

Sun, August 1, 2021, 3:36 AM·

https://sports.yahoo.com/opinion-caeleb-dressel-knows-pressure-073600602.html

TOKYO — Caeleb Dressel, shirtless and exhausted, stood with his three U.S. men’s medley relay teammates for one last time in the mixed zone at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. . . .

“This is not easy, not an easy week at all,” he said. “Some parts were extremely enjoyable. I would say the majority of them were not. You can’t sleep right, you can’t nap, shaking all the time. I probably lost 10 pounds. I’m going to weigh myself and eat some food when I get back. It’s a lot of stress we put on the body.”

But Dressel said he still relished it.

“It’s not the most enjoyable process but it is worth it. Every part of it is worth it. Just cause it’s bad doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.”