During my childhood, I didn’t show any predisposition for sports. I was clumsy, too tall, unaware of how to deal with my body that grew up too fast. In school, the only time I managed to run fast during a competition, my knees got tangled and I fell flat on my face. I was a few seconds away from winning the race against the fastest boy in my class. I remember I laughed it off, but I hated it. I hated my tall body, my long legs. I hated being 5 feet 7 at only 12 years old. ​ M