Kassidy Peacock Earns USDF Gold Medal at 18
By: Elaine Hildreth
When athletes achieve a lofty goal, it often seems like their success happened overnight. Reality, however, is that the achievement of such a goal requires not only tenacity, determination, guts, and a stroke of perfectly timed luck, it also necessitates a support team that is at least as equally devoted to the goal. Frequently, the origin of such athletic goals commences with a simple idea while the athlete is blissfully unaware of the hours of practice, the emotional trials, and the overall uphill struggle that awaits him/her. Therefore, it would be more appropriate for others to view “overnight” successes as victors of long and tedious fights that have taxed all involved because of the obstacles and complications overcome to achieve success.