“You should be ashamed of yourself!”Those were the stern words of the school sports teacher, as the girl quit the 200m race mid-way.The girl had been asked to fill-in for a missing athlete and thus saw nothing wrong with what she had done.
Because after all, she was just a 100m runner and had been pushed into handling something that she was not capable of.Fast forward to 20 bitter-sweet years, the same girl found herself standing at yet another starting line – this time for a 5km marathon!By this time, she was no longer the 15 year-old who understood the disappointment that follows after shying away from one too many opportunities.
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