Her aunt never let her win. Her grandmother never let her quit.
đđžââď¸ ShaâCarri Richardson | Track & Field | World Champion ⢠Olympic Medalist
Growing up, ShaâCarri would race her aunt up hills at full speed. The finish line was her grandmotherâs car.
Her aunt never slowed down. Not once.
And when ShaâCarri got tired, really tired, the kind of tired that makes you want to quit, her grandmother, Betty Harp, had the same answer every time:
âDonât start nothing and donât finish it. You start, you finish.â
Her grandmother wasnât repeating a motivational slogan, she was passing down something sheâd learned from her own life.
And when asked how ShaâCarri became so tough, Big Momma didnât hesitate:
âShaâCarriâs tough; I made her tough.â
Years later, when ShaâCarri stood on the Olympic stage in Paris, the note waiting for her from her grandmother wasnât about winning.
It said: âDo your best & have fun.â
The woman who taught her to finish had already taught her something more import...
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