“You’re preparing for these (competitions) where you want to express your gift, and then someone calls you and says ‘You’re in the Hall of Fame . “Just your imagination and how it works, and you’re imagining yourself in this position, and then years later you’re one of those athletes. Think of that game you played as kids — ‘How about?’ and ‘Imagine if.’ That brought me right back to that. The 42-year-old Whitfield won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where triathlon made its debut. He and his father, Ross, are both members of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

Source: thestar November 10, 2017 01:41 UTC