“I think the hardest thing was when I went to school in the States. I was only there for a semester. But when my coach called me into her office and said that I would never be good enough to continue in the sport and that I should retire on a great career and I should move on with my life. I think it was the hardest moment because I never had someone outright tell me I was never good enough, and that right there really was what made me grind in and want to prove her wrong.
It took me a really long time. I would say it took me 10 months to really realize she was wrong. And that her words might have hurt at the time but if she hadn’t said that to me, I wouldn’t be the person I am today so the pain I felt in that moment was a lot but I feel so much stronger, so much more confident in myself. And my confidence has not just been defined in my track career, but it’s shun in other areas in my life now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There was a lot of things that happened in that time. It just felt like I literally was hitting rock bottom because everything fell apart at once. And you know, at first I hid from the world. I deleted all my social medias, I went into a cave and I just focused on school and myself. After awhile I just realized, ‘like why am I hiding?’ I have nothing to be ashamed of, I have nothing to be upset about. What happened to me and what I went through, it sucks but I realized you know what, I no longer care what people think. I’m doing it for me. And I think it’s going to be a much better outcome because it will be just for me and not for others anymore. And I really don’t think I would be the person I am today if it wasn’t for that.” – Tegan Wilson, Canadian Sprinter With @ubctbirds (3/4)
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