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Quitters never win Giving up in the pool because of a few losses could mean that you miss out on great achievements. CFP I had been swimming competitively for five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I was often the only African American at a swim competition. I kept receiving “Honorable Mentions”. Any athlete knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up.uOne summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team.When I told