Take two: Wasn't that a little rude?

An dàrna turas: Nach robh siud rud beag mì–mhodhail?

Let's have a look at this conversation again.

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Mar sin, bhuannaich sibh bonn òir ann an co–fharpais aig ìre eadar–nàiseanta. Nach math a rinn sibh!

So, you won a gold medal in an international competition. Didn't you do well!

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Uill, 's e slighe fhada a th' air a bhith ann agus thòisich i ceithir bliadhna ro na geamannan sin.

Well, it's been a long journey and it started four years before these games.

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Nach innis thu dhuinn mar a thachair e?

Won't you tell us how it happened?

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Cha robh mise ach òg aig an àm sin. B' fheudar dhomh cuideam a chall. Bha an dotair ag innse dhomh gun robh mi mì–fhallain.

I was only young at the time. I had to lose weight. The doctor was telling me that I was unhealthy.

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Nach robh siud rud beag mì–mhodhail?

Wasn't that a little rude?

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Cha robh ri linn 's gun robh mi a' fulang tinneas an t–siùcair. Thuirt mi rium fhèin: 'Is fhiach e spòrs ùr a thòiseachadh.'

No (it wasn't) because I was suffering from diabetes. I said to myself: 'It's worth starting a new sport.'

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Mar as tràithe a thòisicheas tu, 's ann as fheàrr! Dè thachair an uair sin?

The earlier you start, the better! What happened then?

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Shaoil mi: 'Nan dèanainn barrachd ruith chaillinn cuideam. 'S fheudar dhomh seo a dhèanamh—dhomh fhìn!'

I thought: 'If I run more I'll lose weight. I have to do this—for myself!'

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Abair laoch! Ciamar a fhuair thu àite ann an sgioba na h–Alba, ma–thà?

What a hero! How did you get a place in the Scotland team, then?

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B' fheudar dhomh tòiseachadh mean air mhean. Bu bheag orm èirigh tràth sa mhadainn. Ach thuirt mi rium fhèin: 'is fhiach e!' Ghabh mi ùidh ann am bobhladh, agus chùm mi orm gu dealasach.

I had to start little by little. I hated getting up early in the morning. But I said to myself: 'it's worth it!' I became interested in bowling, and I kept going avidly.

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Agus an fhiach e? Am b' fhiach e aig a' cheann thall?

And is it worth it? Was it worth it in the end?

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B' fhiach e gu dearbh. 'S fheudar dhut sgil, fallaineachd agus èasgaidheachd a nochdadh. Cha robh mi a' smaoineachadh gun robh mòran tuiteamais agam.

It really was worth it. You have to show skill, fitness and enthusiasm. I didn't think I had much of a chance.

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Dè rinn thu nuair a chuala tu gun do ghlèidh thu àite ann an sgioba na h–Alba?

What did you do when you heard that you had won a place in the Scotland team?

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Nuair a chuala mi gun do shoirbhich mi, cha mhòr nach robh mi a' caoineadh. Cha b' e ruith leam ach leum!

When I heard that I was successful, I nearly cried. I jumped at it!