Kerri Strug interview with Jay Leno following her Olympic triumph! 🥇

Kerri Strug and the US Team won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in Women’s Team Gymnastics.

[gypsyfirefly]

Sweetest little tough gal ever with that adorable voice❣️

[cordinarcher]

She made her country very proud. True Grit. Well done Kerri!

[dchook]

The smallest voice with the most powerful message; it is so stunning as time has revealed how horrible her injury and the inspiration keeps growing.

[michaelshelley]

i will NEVER forget those olympics as long as i WORKED IT OUT KERRI!!!!

[killercid]

I have heard that she was pretty upset over effectively destroying her chances of winning a personal gold in the all-around, but I hope she has come to understand one thing: winning a gold medal takes talent and determination, but what she did takes character. What she did will be remembered a hundred times longer than some personal achievement. She is loved by everyone who was watching that day 25 years ago.

[MarkHenstridge]

She is truly adorable and she embodies everything that is good about America!

[EnglishLad]

I still shit bricks over the fact that right after this amazing woman injured her leg winning gold for her country at her home Olympic games, she would have been handed off to Larry Nassar for treatment...

A moment of appreciation for just how much great athletes past and present have had to genuinely suffer for the sake of their careers...

[kleyvaa]

Omg. She is the sweetest and cutest human🥺💖 so pure 🤍

[kunoichihawaii]

I expected a lower voice but when I first heard her speak, I was like, she's so cute

[echeaz]

To this day, when people so me about my favorite sports memory, I often share her story and each time my eyes fill with tears of respect and honor. What she accomplished was one of the most heroic things I've ever seen an athlete do!

[timgreen]

She....was...epic.... me and Bobby Hill agree. Almost 30 yrs later, and I am reflecting on this. Just Thank you, Kerri. You still inspire us.

[TraumaRider]

I remember watching that event on live TV. It was amazing!!

[benzo]

her determination is beyond belief. hats off !

[coachcarter]

When I first heard her talk when this aired that year, I was like "WHOA"... Then I thought "awe...". Lol

[keller]

What she did is worth more than even sweeping gold in all events and the all-around in the individuals. No one is going to remember who won gold that Olympics years from now. But people fondly remember her clutch performance. Being an Olympian in any sport takes hard work, dedication, determination… What Kerri did takes heart. And that’s in short supply even with Olympians. She may not have won individual medals, but her legacy will live on far longer than most of those who did.

[mrs.i.one]

This woman is the epitome of taking one for the team. May God continue to bless her perpetually!

[TheRedneckSage]

Anyone who watches the clip after the fact cannot experience what exactly it was like to watch it live because when it happened NO ONE knew she was going to hurt her ankle and EVERYONE thought USAs chances at a gold were lost to the Russians.

She was our last hope and the last gymnast and she fell and hurt herself on her first vault. We all thought it was over. And we all WAITED while she was looked over by the doctors and they were saying she would not be able to do another vault.

Then as the last seconds of time she had between vaults drew near, Bella took her over to the mat where she stood up and hobbled over to the starting spot, ready to go again. We couldnt believe she was going to try agsin.

Then silence and anticipation as she took off AT FULL SPEED on her injured ankle sprinting toward the vault, when she sprang off of the trampoline off of the vault and high into the air, spinning around perfectly and coming down HARD only to STICK the landing on ONE LEG as her thigh shuddered when she struggled to stand fully upright ON ONE LEG!

And she did it, and she held her arms high and the crowd ERUPTED in the loudest cheers as she turned on one leg to hold her arms high for the judges and then collapsed on the ground.

Watching it then as it happened it was THE GREATEST FEAT AT THE GREATEST AND MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT which gave USA the WIN!

The most impressive moment in sports ive ever seen launching her into her place as the MOST INCREDIBLE ATHLETE ever to compete in sports.

Im a grown man and it brought me to tears.

Nothing like it before or since.

[btetschner]

Great interview! She is one likeable person, charismatic too. I am very impressed. Thank you for the video.

[commonsense]

The two-time Olympian tweeted her supported for Biles.

Sending love to you @Simone_Biles, Strug, 43, wrote, along with a goat emoji and a heart, representing the fact that Biles is known as the GOAT, or the greatest of all time.

The gold medalist also praised the entire womens team, who won a silver medal, behind the Russian Olympic Committee.

Congrats #teamusa, Strug wrote. Great respect for all your hard work and support for each other. We are proud of you!

[Emanemoston]

Historic, I remember watching this. America loves this woman.