1. Pre is portrayed as a hopeful and determined runner. As an athlete, he is portrayed as one of the best as he continues to train for the Olympics. There is a lot of pressure on him to succeed, and he expects himself to win every race.
2. Pre does not appear to be a like able character. He is shown as being an arrogant person who only cares about himself. He only cares about winning, and does not enjoy taking this journey as a way to have fun and win. He also makes a lot of women mad because he has so many girlfriends.
3. Pre takes the spotlight away from one of his teammates. His teammate throws discuss for an event, and is also the leader of the team. He is the leader of the team because he is one of the seniors. Pre makes the world revolve around him, and has the spotlight only on him.
4. Pre tells the 9 year old boy that winning is everything, and only the best will win. Pre would not let the boy beat him during their run on the track. Pre shows the boy that becoming the best takes a lot of training, and a lot of hard work.
5. Pre brings up the question of whether or not athletes should get paid.
6. One of his goals as a high school runner was to go to the Olympics. The next Olympics that he could go to was the Munich Olympics in Germany.
7. The living conditions are terrible in the Olympics. Steve chose to sleep outside due to the poor living conditions. The conditions have not changed as shown in the Sochi Olympics.
8. During these Olympics, their was a group of men who kidnapped and held hostage Israeli athletes, and other German officers. These athletes were later killed, and the Olympics was not safe anymore.
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