perseveres

Close takes pride in how her squad pivots to unexpected challenges and perseveres.

“Despite our divisions and challenges, more than 150 years later, our nation perseveres.”

It was an appropriate ending for the Carson, Calif., product who continues to be tested — and repeatedly perseveres.

Knowing the Paris Games may be her last, she perseveres, training six days a week hoping to get better, to get faster, to win.

As the year-old war continues, a major factor in who perseveres is which side has enough ammunition and troops.