Stories on athletes and lifechanging Olympic finishes that altered the course of their careers

FILE - U.S. gymnast Jonathan Horton sits on the sideline during the men's team final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Former American gymnast Jonathan Horton figures the difference between winning silver and gold at the Olympics cost him seven-figures in endorsement opportunities.

FILE - U.S. gymnast Jonathan Horton sits on the sideline during the men's team final at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. Former American gymnast Jonathan Horton figures the difference between winning silver and gold at the Olympics cost him seven-figures in endorsement opportunities. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)


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Several athletes discuss how close finishes of races and events during the Olympics altered the course of their careers. Those athletes include Simone Manuel, Michael Phelps, Edwin Moses, Jonathan Horton, Christian Smith and Alicia Sacramone Quinn.

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