When the results don’t come in, there are several offshoots.
The demons start playing in the mind, leading to ifs and whys, and of course not to discount the chatter around. At first the talk did not matter, but after a while the loose talk hurt Vani Kapoor.
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Walking away did occur but what’s an athlete that gives up? Vani shut out the noise and kept at it, the task of getting better. What mattered was her parents and team believed in her.
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What kept her going was the belief that one week was all it would take to ring in change. Easier said than done, but Vani kept reminding herself that getting uncomfortable is what sets apart an athlete from the crowd and her best finish on the Ladies European Tour recently.
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Then, the Big Green Egg Open happened.
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There is still work to be done On LET but the journey will get a lot easier with appreciation kicking in.
