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In a frustrating time, if you want a story of renewal or a tale of persistence to lift the mood, you call an athlete. Because young people have stories neatly filed away, stories that tell us about them, stories they must now lean on themselves. Think of it as a library of resistance.
Like the time in 2008, says footballer Hariss Harun, when he hurt his knee.
