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Sibling rivalry on the road to the London Olympics

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    Mark and Diana Lopez discuss their careers and the London Olympics

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Welcome back we are in the little studio now with a couple of big personalities and too big olympians.

Diana Lopez and Marc Lopez brother and sister.

And thank you so much for dropping by to speak with -- -- both -- you have been in the Olympics before right.

-- in 2000 Olympics won a silver medal there and that.

And -- -- them but there are right now coming up in London in a few months from now -- -- going to be competing right yes it's in second.

How excited area I am so ecstatic.

It just looking forward to the Green on the gold medal.

Now you're an alternate this time around -- -- yesterday I'm -- as the Olympic alternate and also -- one as a training partner for my sister Diana and marvelous do you which at times can be a lot Martin nerve wracking and actually competing.

-- -- -- Use the Olympics to be competing on Monday worldwide stage like that Diana.

-- it's a feeling.

That -- wanna go back.

To -- you know in Beijing I didn't know what to expect I just heard from my brother Steven Hayes -- time Olympic gold medalist.

And just -- hearing on his experiences I want to experience it for myself and here I AM four years later back in London competing at that the best of it in the world.

We -- you guys Begin.

I say when -- -- incident Diana.

It's been a lifetime journey.

And that journey that we've been able to do -- for and we together and it's been so much fun it's been an amazing journey and now we just look forward to -- to -- -- got you guys in -- Green I was born into it's kind of like riding a bicycle for me my three older Brothers my parents came from nick and I went the United States to live the American dream and you know they have four olympians so.

And here we are today -- I just followed my oldest brother's.

Yeah my Dallas big Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee fan so -- that be -- great I think for his children to do to learn respect discipline.

In all the things that he emphasized so what that's in the household.

So -- just something that we all did together and we're all success on it.

Something that we can do we can kick and punch -- and I get in trouble aren't so it's it's a fun thing you.

Guys -- in great shape -- I mean just looking at you I can tell -- -- -- Cory Wade to get a row pick exercise and.

Keep fit exactly.

You know and no better way to kick in -- to relieve stress.

You know and a long days and a worker.

You know you have a stressful day just go out there and kick and punch it's a great feeling Duracell is your sponsors that -- deal.

Yeah I our -- a great program that they put together it's called that rely on property go for the gold.

They've provided what's called a virtual stadium where fans can connect with us when.

We really need the support we can get -- into homes so its its it's a great tool that we hope everybody can via via part of it and go online and in.

Find Duracell in the program exactly discard FaceBook dot com slash -- and you know upload your.

Pictures or little messages to us encourages -- give us words of encouragement how much do you guys trained.

At least five times a week there I am five days a week two to three times a day so -- for how many hours two to four hours a day so it's is pretty exhausting and I on the body but.

You know I always tell myself a little bit of suffering for a lifetime I've been champions it's a horse and Diana what are your hopes up.

I mean I just to go to -- it was my Brothers again and to the gold medal coarse gold medal you think you can do it I know I can you know I just have the support in the.