↓ Storytime: My mom told me to quit swim In 8th grade, my mom told me to quit swimming. At the time, she saw no future in the sport (fairly) and with college being a big target for Asian moms, she reasonably believed that focusing on my studies would be my ticket into university 🎟️ However, I pushed back, as from an early age, swimming had been the passion in my life. I knew what I was capable with my work ethic and dedication. While I did not think I was capable of collegiate swimming or even making the Olympic Trials, I wanted to continue. For me, swimming has never been about the accolades or medals or even racing. It was all about pushing myself to be the best I can be. I wanted to achieve mastery 📊 This video symbolizes the weeks, the months, the years, of repetitiveness to have success. It symbolizes the infinite sacrifices in the form of weekends and spending my breaks at the pool training. It’s about the work that happens in the dark that nobody sees 📈 In each of the fiv...