正规买球平台有哪些

We always have a number of options when it comes to our encounters with each other. We can celebrate each other  and  enjoy other athletes.  By encouraging ourselves  and others to appreciate role models, we can become that encouragement ourselves. 

All of the things we experience become part of our story, just like all of the things other women experienced became part of their story. Instead of being consumed by it, we can embrace it.  One day, our story will be part of the inspiration for someone else’s experience.

Who are my role models? First off, I absolutely adore Kathrine Switzer . She was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with an official racing bib in 1967. The officials along the route tried to physically pull her out of the race, but she avoided them  and  completed it.  A few years ago for the Banff Marathon I received the same bib number (“261”).  I spent the night prior to the race crying because I was so sure that I wouldn’t be able to do the race with that number. I felt like the number should be immortalized from all races forever. I was overwhelmed by having been assigned it (even knowing that it was a random selection). My permanent medical condition had been recently antagonized  and  day-to-day I didn’t know if I would be able to wake up, never mind run a marathon.  However, I was not going to be the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. I would have support from the race volunteers  and  my friends. No one would be trying to pull me out of the event.  All I had to do was run . The next day, I did start  and finish the race. I now have “261” tattooed on my right foot.

Who are some other amazing  female  athletes that I consider role models?  Ronda Rousey.   Megan Rapinoe .  Serena Williams . What is it about these three that I like so much? They are strong willed. They are dedicated. They have something specific that stands out about each of them that they celebrate  and  uphold but it doesn’t need to solely define them.  They are  female  athletes who provide inspiration.  They are strong. They stand up for their beliefs.  They don’t blink in the face of adversity.  They each have a voice  and  they use it.  What is to say that each  and every one of us can’t be the next?

Whether we are choosing team sports or individual activities,  we have the ability to provide positive energy  and  support to the others we are involved with.  Whether they are competition, teammates, coaches, partners or support, we can offer our understanding, knowledge  and  passion to others joining the sport. Every level of athlete has someone that inspires them, that gives them motivation, that shows anything is possible.  We can raise each other up.

 

Amanda Plomp   – An inspiring runner who also has epilepsy