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“IF YOU DON’T DO AS WELL AS YOU HOPED IN A COMPETITION, YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO FORGET ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON”
MARK SHEARMAN
ATHLETE INSIGHT
MY PARENTS were heavily involved in athletics when I was growing up. I was always taken along to watch different competitions, so when I was around 14 years old, I started taking part instead. My granddad was a field official – he thought I would be good at it, so I gave it a go.