Nothing to Fear
Nothing to Fear
Fear is defined as “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat,” on dictionary.com.
Swimming causes pain. Shoulders ache, muscles rip, your body tires. Long sets leave lead arms and stiff legs. Your lungs constrict. They are on fire, but you have to keep going. You have to do it for yourself, for the person ahead of you, the person behind you, for the people in the other lanes, for your coach pushing you until you feel as if you cannot take one more stoke without drowning.
