one more thing about the elements of resilience. The subject: the importance of personal relationship.Unlike other lessons, this one was not learned on the track, but in the late-night hours, when three of his protégés were stranded and rather desperate. The coach gave us one last tutorial, this time about the meanings of friendship and grace. Just as he had asked me, three years before, to trust him, he had now chosen to trust me and my explanation of our predicament.
