Boxing champion Kellie Harrington discusses the emotional impact of her Olympic victories and her pride in representing Ireland during a heartfelt Instagram post.
Kellie Harrington has opened up on the 'truth' around her Olympic successes and the emotions that come with reflecting on them.
In an touching post on Instagram, Harrington revealed she never allows herself to get "elated" as she shared a video made by Shane Mulrennan and told of her pride in representing her country on the world stage. "It is watching videos like this, that make me understand exactly what it was, I start to get a warm feeling inside, the tears start to roll down my face the emotion of every hard spar, training sessions, life outside boxing, knowing that I was able to put it all aside and to just do something that I truly enjoy makes me not just happy but extremely proud of myself and the person I had to become to do what I needed to do to get what I wanted to get for myself and our country.
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