It was just over 3 years ago and I was still trapped…

I was sat in a prison cell, dreaming about my release and eventually becoming a professional athlete in the outside world.

Although I held a few British and World records on a rowing machine, this was the only proof I had of the physical ability I harnessed which could potentially turn these dreams into a reality. I had wasted almost a decade of my life locked up without the freedoms most people take for granted and this gave me an incredible drive to succeed. And nobody truly understood this apart from me.

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