Written by Michael Thervil
Video by World Athletics
Let’s get right into it. As you already know, many people around the world were on Sha'Carri Richardson’s case when it came to her smoking weed which resulted in her throwing away her opportunity to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2022. And for the record we at VEDA Magazine were very critical of her past shortcoming. We think that all the people around the world were forced to relearn an age-old lesson at her expense and that is: be wise of the company that you keep. Even though Sha'Carri Richardson fell at what seemed at the height of her career as a track star – we can say that it really feels good to see her rise like a phoenix out of the ashes.
It seems that Sha'Carri Richardson has not only demonstrated a great comeback, which everyone loves no matter what side of the fence you’re on when it comes to her, but she has come back with a vengeance and we at VEDA Magazine are extremely happy to say that nothing feels better than watching her run like there’s no such thing as “Drag” or “Gravity”. Let us be clear, when Sha'Carri Richardson experienced her first career blunder, we were critical of her because we knew she was so much better than that. And unlike the naysayers that never thought she could overcome that previous obstacle, we were right.
Photo by Reuters
Sha'Carri Richardson did a lot more than simply run track for her recent gold metal win. What she did was demonstrate that through hard work, dedication, discipline, fearlessness, having a high motivational drive and sheer will to be the best at what you do – you can and will make it; no matter the odds. And we at VEDA Magazine would like to say thank you to Sha'Carri Richardson for showing the world that it's still possible to shine after suffering from a previous loss.
Another thing we liked is the short and simple answer during her recent interview. When asked about what she thought about the world because of the criticism she faced in the past. She stated:
“I'm not worried about the world anymore. I've seen the world be my friend, I've seen the world turn on me.”
Photo by AP Associate Press
That is the realist quote we heard all year at VEDA Magazine. We are glad to see that she’s unbothered and way past the world's criticism of her past. Ladies and gentlemen, take your hats off for the fastest woman in the world at 23 years of age as she broke the 100 meter World Athletics track time with her own record of 10.65; and bask in the due glory to Sha'Carri Richardson. She earned it like no other.
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