Michael Phelps may be the greatest Olympian ever, but the athlete who best represents the Bacon Nation at the 2008 Olympics is track and field star Lauryn Williams.
Yesterday in a post-race interview, she was asked what she misses most about her training diet. Her answer? “Bacon.”
And according to an interview in USA Today back in July:
“At a time when track is plagued by news of athletes taking mysterious and banned chemicals, new sprint sensation Lauryn Williams admitted during the weekend that she, too, was about to ingest a forbidden substance. Having made the Olympic team in the women’s 100 meters, Williams defiantly said, ‘I’m going to have some bacon for breakfast.'”
Lauryn has also reportedly been quoted as saying that she “could eat a whole package of bacon” by herself.
The Bacon Nation is cheering for you, Lauryn!