With six years of Olympic preparation behind him, American Jason Pryor took to the fencing strip in Rio on Tuesday.When I caught up with him a few days before his match, he told me, "I've never been more ready for anything in my entire life."Pryor, 28, from South Euclid, Ohio, is the top men's epee fencer in the U.S., and ranked no. 24 in the world.His opening opponent is Benjamin Steffen of Switzerland, ranked no. 13."He is one of THE best fencers in the world," Pryor says, anticipating the matchup. "So at this point, I just have to get rid of all that and decide to have a good day, because it's just another tournament."I watch Pryor's match with his parents, Eric and Brenda Pryor. They flew in from Ohio along with nine other family members from all around the U.S. who came to cheer Jason on."(I'm a) proud, excited, and a very, very blessed mother!" Brenda enthuses as we waited for the bout to start."I don't have buttons on my shirt anymore, just bursting!" Eric chimes in. "Yes, we're
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