Lisa Aitken wondered if she would be able to walk normally again as she battled back from a knee injury.
Scotland's Lisa Aitken wondered if she would ever walk normally again as she battled back from a career-threatening knee injury.
"The more time went on, the more I became aware I might not be able to return to sport at an elite level and then my mindset probably had a little shift to 'I just want to walk again, I just want to be able to run after my kids one day' and rehab the knee from that point of view. Aitken highlighted dealing with "the grieving process around losing your identity for a period of time, losing your career, your job, your salary".
"The physical pain you can handle, it is the mental challenges that bring it – not making money, not knowing who you are and if you are going to be able to get that back." "Then, not beating around the bush, we have been included in the Olympics for the first time in LA '28.
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