I hurt so much in career I can't do it to myself now
Irish Sunday Mirror|February 21, 2021
Athlete Derval is ‘glad her time is done’
EMMA McMENAMY
I hurt so much in career I can't do it to myself now

WORLD champion athlete Derval O’Rourke has told how she spent much of her career as a hurdler in pain or suffering from an injury.

The Ireland’s Fittest Family coach revealed she had to work harder than other athletes – because she was not as naturally gifted as others in her field.

The mum of two told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “A couple of things have happened to me since I retired as an athlete.

“I have the inability to physically hurt myself anymore.

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