I was the kid who never won the races. I never jumped the highest. I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was the kid who never won the races... I wasn't on the list of the high-achieving.
I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way too competitive. We were seven or eight years old, and I had a very stern conversation with my relay team-mates about how crucial it was for us to win.
I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.
I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.
As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter.
I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running.
This is a business, and no one enters a race not to finish first. I wouldn't say I'm in it for the competition, but I'm certainly not just in it to coast along. I want to be the best I possibly can be.
I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.
In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.
When I was a kid, I was a pretty good runner, and there was nothing like winning a race.