Paula [antikvár]

Much of my adult life has been consumed by riuming, resting, racing and recovering. When I first began to write this book, I wondered what else could I write about? But the detail of my life has shaped me as an athlete and a woman. Others will see many parallels with their lives. My races may be faster, the public interest greater, but the emotions I feel are those experienced by coimtless people. Who doesn't have achievements and disappointments in their life, successes and failures? Maybe through reading my story some people will be inspired to work harder to develop their talents and realise their dreams. If that were to happen, the writing of the book would be all the more worthwhile. Principally, though, this book is my opportunity to tell my story, to show how so many others have affected my life and to tell of their contributions. Without them it would be a very different story. If there is one message I want to get across, it is that I am passionate about the importance of sport in our lives and what it can bring to us. Without sport I would not be the person I am today. It isn't the level at which I race that is important because at any level sport teaches us. Athletics has taught me about myself, both my