Topic - Jonathan Horton

“I’ll never forget the fact that everybody booed when I didn’t win, that was a win to me,” said Horton, who helped the U.S. win bronze in the team competition.

Some stories on athletes and lifechanging Olympic finishes that altered the course of their careers →

025 was the difference between a seven-figure paycheck for me, which I heard from people is what I could have gotten for a massive sponsorship deal with a gold medal," said Horton, who is 38 and works in insurance sales in Texas.

Olympic failure or success can hinge on the snap of a finger, a tiny wobble or even a gust of wind →