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Stories of hope for swimmer with cancer

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At every pool, every field, every day, in every language, they hear the same things, the cliches about striving, the truths about suffering, till it's stamped in their brains, till these overused phrases become like a religious text.

No pain, no gain. Give 100 per cent. Winners never quit.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 19, 2019, with the headline Stories of hope for swimmer with cancer. Subscribe