10/08

Everything started in 2004.

I was eight years old, I remember that the Olympic Games in Athens were about to start. For that reason, they were broadcasting documentaries on TV about athletics, in particular, sprinters.

I was impressed by those athletes and how fast they were, as well as their attitude, their relationship with the fans, the motivation they had and the celebrations at the finish line. At that moment, I felt inspired,

Later that night, I went out to play with my friends. We were playing hide-and-seek and other similar games. When I ran, I gave my best, but not for the sake of those games, I was pretending that I was one of those athletes that I’d seen on TV. I wanted to run as fast as I could, I wanted to feel that breeze and those emotions.

After that, I got back home, I was really tired but happy. I was about to close my bedroom window to go to sleep, but something caught my attention…

It was August 10th. Not a random day, ThePerseids meteor shower usually reaches its peak around that time. In the exact moment that I closed that window, a huge shooting star appeared in front of me. I froze for a second, then I remembered the “make-a-wish” thing, so I closed my eyes, I took a deep breath and I whispered: “I want to be faster, I want to be like them”.