Curious about which songs are fueling the Olympians competing in Paris? The Associated Press has an idea.Some of the world's top athletes from the Olympics and
Curious about which songs are fueling the Olympians competing in Paris? The Associated Press has an idea.
“When I’m getting ready, I get super nervous," she said. "I’m like ‘This is it. I have to get ready now.’ The gospel is really helpful for me.”Sunny Choi's warmup songs change often. The breaker had Kendrick Lamar's infectious “Not Like Us” on rotation. But recently, she's zoned out to her boyfriend's favorite song, “Étouffée” by Vince Staples.
Chamely-Watson's biggest hype man during warmups is rapper BossMan Dlow's hood anthem “Get In With Me.” Benjamin, 26, doesn’t have one particular song. He’s more about listening to particular artists like Drake and G Herbo, along with film scores including “Interstellar” and “The King.” “I felt like I was brought back to when breaking first started,” said Edra, known as B-Girl Logistx. She first found “World’s Famous” while listening to an old mixtape.“I’m starting to see how the music brings us together,” she said in an interview from Miami. “The music connects the generations. Every time I can listen to it and vibe to it, I feels like a remembrance or homage to the people in the past eras.
“It's just gets you into that mood. Now it's like ‘I’m ready to go in there and do my business,’” he added.Veronica Fraley normally vibes out to Afrobeat melodies. But when the discus thrower needs to lock in, she turns on rap music like Future's “March Madness” before stepping in the circle. Jorge, who as a Cuban rower won gold in Tokyo for the 1,000-canoe sprint, will be competing this time as a refugee. He's joined a growing number of Cuban athletes who have defected.McKenzie Coan is a huge Britney Spears fan, particularly drawn to “Circus” and “Womanizer."
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