When I was much younger, I was quite athletic.
I took aerobics & ballet lessons, so I was quite fit. Every year’s Sports Day, I will be representing my rumah in track & field events like long jumps, high jumps, 4x100m relays & 200m sprints. Often I did end up at the top 3 positions & that was a year I represented my sekolah even.
“Then what happened?” asked my husband, while poking at my bulging tummy (which often confuses people that I am pregnant).
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My surgery happened.
When I was 10, I had to go for surgery and my arm & leg were in bandages & I couldn’t exercise.
At the same time, puberty hit & for months I was just lying down on the couch watching TV & reading books. With the lazy bones inside me, I was getting quite comfortable. Too comfortable in fact. I never returned to my aerobics & ballets classes. I put on a lot of weight. And it just continued to be like that.
Oh well, I’m sure my story is not uncommon. A lot of us do fallout and never get back on track (no pun intended).
But not the Olympians for sure.
I could imagine most of them would have a story of their own about when they were at their lowest low, they didn’t give up to come back up to be at their highest high. The determination of enduring the pain, practicing hard every single day for that gold medal, is absolutely admirable.
I am glad that the Olympics happened finally this year. Though a quieter one, I am pretty sure it’s going to be exciting just the same. All the best, Team Malaysia Olympians! May your hard work pays off with gold!
Bimbo
