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For the legendary Carolina Marin, adversity brings only one response: Fight
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The always expressive Carolina Marin of Spain has had to endure two serious injuries and the loss of her father.
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Fight is a reflex with her, it’s an instinct, it’s an urgency which ripples through her veins. Fight she’d bring to anything, even a board game with her grandma. “I was so competitive (when young) and when I lose against her I was so angry.”
A smile flares across the face of the charming Carolina Marin but this isn’t a joke. She speaks so gently yet fight is her one-word hymn.
