I’m here because I said “No”

They say that life can only be understood backwards but it has to be lived forwards.

Who are they? I don’t know but I think they are on to something. Now that I have started saying, “No” to opportunities, I realize that major changes in my life have occurred because I said, “No,” when everyone assumed I would say “Yes”.

I said “No” to the Olympics

I had won the world championships and then I retired. I wanted to be best in the world and I was.