“His third child was due. And the Kenyan runner – who had missed the births of his first two children to focus on the athletics career that had brought him an Olympic gold medal – would be able to attend.”
“But he didn’t make it. He had been consumed by the demons of alcoholism that had ravaged his retirement.”
“That he has fought back from such troubles gives him as great a reason to celebrate as all he achieved on the track.”
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