The Importance of a Good Start

While discussing his Olympic race, Smith stresses the importance of a good start, and this can be extrapolated to imply that a good start in life is important for a person to achieve their goals in life, not just in sports. While racing, Smith finds himself behind first place. This does not happen to him frequently. He knows that the beginning is important in any race, and he states this directly to his reader. He has a rough start in his final race because of an injury he endured during an earlier race. He knows that he must take this handicap into account while racing. Despite his rough start, he is able to win the race, demonstrating that even though he did not have the best start, he was able to make it to the finish first, breaking a world record in the...