I'm Lizzy and I'm a little too optimistic for my kind. You should know that I like to take walks on cold days, stare out windows, and meow occasionally.
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• Ask me anything C'est la vie
“Songs and smells will bring you back to a moment in time more than anything else. It’s amazing how much can be conjured with a few notes of a song or a solitary whiff of a room. A song you didn’t even pay attention to at the time, a place that you didn’t even know had a particular smell.”
The heavy favorite to win the gold, at ~150 meters into a semi-final race his hamstring tore and he was forced to the ground by the sheer pain. Unwilling to leave the race unfinished and against the urges of Olympic staff members, he forced himself up and managed a limping gait towards the finish line. Derek’s father burst past security, running up beside his son, saying, “You don’t have to do this, son,” to which Derek replied, “Yes I do.” His father stated, “Then we’ll do it together.” He put his son’s arm on his shoulder, and against further urges from Olympic staff, the pair continued towards the finish line. At one point Derek bursts into tears and, seemingly, is only able to continue through his father’s support.