I hate to say “sacrifices.”
When I speak to groups
I say,
“We don't make
sacrifices.
If we truly
love this sport and we
have these goals and
dreams
in the sport,
the classroom,
or in life,
they are not sacrifices.
They are
choices
that we make
to fulfill these
goals and dreams.”
Sacrifices
makes it
sound like
“Oh, poor me,
I have to do this
in order
to get to this,”
and
I don't really like that word.
It was just really
the choice
to take care of myself and
live a proper lifestyle.
In doing that,
I feel like a healthier person,
I feel focused in everything,
not just in my running.”
Deena Kastor,
Olympic marathon medalist
