I could throw a javelin farther than I would ever have imagined but when I realized it, I was too old for the school competitions. I still regret that I didn’t start earlier. The one person who encouraged my athleticism came into my life during the last years of school. Ellis was a shot putter who was good at discus, javelin, academics, waltzing and ran fast too.  We are all given talents but not all of us get to realize them