Gemma Flynn's nervous wait will end on Thursday morning but it is what she will say to her Black Sticks teammates who miss out on selection for the London Olympics that she's really wrestling with.
Flynn chose her words carefully yesterday when asked about making coach Mark Hager's final cut for London, saying nothing's guaranteed, although with almost 110 international caps and twice being named in the world All Stars line-up, she's as sure a bet as they get to be winging her way to her second Olympic Games next month.
But the 22-year-old midfielder, who was back at her old school - Tauranga Intermediate - yesterday as part of Hockey New Zealand's pre-Olympic festival days held in 13 towns throughout the country, conceded it would be a shock if her name was not on the list of 16 on Thursday (the team will be officially unveiled 24 hours later).
"I think I've done enough, I hope so - I've been training hard for four years so hopefully. But it's still a nervous week because you never know with Mark, he's the kind of guy who doesn't give much away and you never feel comfortable, not knowing what he's thinking.
"That's the culture he's instilled so it's going to be a long week waiting for 11am on Thursday, but there's nothing I can do now but sit and wait."