Perdita Felicien > Quotes

“Sport mimics everyday life. It can be rewarding, and it can be entirely unfair. What we believe we deserve, what we have worked hard to attain, isn't always what we get" (My Mother's Daughter, p. 281).”
― Perdita Felicien, My Mother's Daughter: A Memoir of Struggle and Triumph

“I came to believe that every single person is a hurdle, even if they don't know it. While most aren't sprinting over literal fences, everyone has something to overcome. Sometimes e fall in our attempt and that's okay, because there is always a reason to pick yourself up and move forward" (My Mother's Daughter, p. 267).”
― Perdita Felicien