Olympic bronze medallist Holly Bradshaw wonders if it was worth it: "Winning that bronze medal has damaged me."

I can totally relate to that what Holly Bradshaw said.

At the end all our pursuits are totally meaningless.

Just means drink it quickly in one go. Would normally be used more for drinking beer

Oh the humanity!

Or said another way, Letsrun, a place where average people who've tried, and perhaps continue to try against the odds of time and natural talent limitations are critical of those with the gift of exceptionalism who complain about being exceptional. What if all exceptional people decided to take the easy road and be average? What if all exceptional people decided to go on strike rather than pay their so-called "fair share" as many want them to do? The world would be left with nothing.

I've had it with this chick's whining. The sport is "too tough" on you? Dieting is too hard? GET OUT. Get a real job or find another sport that will accommodate your lack of discipline, wardrobe issues, and whatever else you deem inappropriate.

She may want to get tested, as that killer diet didn't work. Getting up to drink water? You poor baby........

The 32-year-old, who has a master’s degree in sports psychology and has co-authored an academic paper about “post-Olympic blues"

My masters degree involved the modelling of radiation from plutonium sources using monte carlo methods.

Until today you never heard this chick's whining, so this post is just horsecrap.

I thought it was a funny comment. That being said, I do like the word. Kinda old-fashioned, like "swell."

It's used quite frequently in Scotland as in "Jemma Reekie is a comely lass"

Not true. I posted in this thread as far back as yesterday.

Or...... a place where most posters engage in athletics to varying levels/degrees.

Those same posters (even those who *heaven forbid* work at Amazon) don't whine and cry about their job(s).

Waaahhhh.... My only job is to train and diet. I got up and was hungry!

Oh....poor baby! Want a cookie? STFU dummy. Quit complaining....

Why would you doxx yourself here?! Idiot...

Fascinating stuff.

If she's already thinking about whether this is worth it or not, I'd love to see her try a year where she is not so anal about things. What if starving herself for three months is not actually getting her any extra height?

It's even possible she'd perform better with more balance in her life.

I would never trade long-term health for short-term success in anything and that includes sports. I would not take a 50 million dollar contract to play in the NFL and then have to deal later with the physical damage to my body and I would not put the kind of effort some of these people put into running in their youth to then suffer later in life.

I'm more interested in running into old age then running fast for 10 years and then suffering the consequences for the rest of my life.

Just turned on the news. There's multiple wars going on, famine, disease, economic downfall, etc.

None of the compares to poor Holly having to......*sob*........having to.....drink water because she was hungry during the night.

Attention: Shriner's Hospital, American Cancer society, and St. Jude's in Philly - Kick everyone out and stop your research until you solve the deadly "water consumption" problem that people like this poor Olympian have to endure. I'm sure if we dig a little, it will be revealed that other athletes are drinking water when they are hungry too :(

When will this madness cease?

Are they all meaningless? Or are they only meaningless when they only benefit you?

How has she damaged herself? Did she say what’s damaged other than her weak mind?