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

Take two: Wasn't that a little rude?

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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!
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.
Nach innis thu dhuinn mar a thachair e? Won’t you tell us how it happened?
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.
Nach robh siud rud beag mì–mhodhail? Wasn’t that a little rude?
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.’
Mar as tràithe a thòisicheas tu, ‘s ann as fheàrr! Dè thachair an uair sin? The earlier you start, the better! What happened then?
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!’
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?
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.
Agus an fhiach e? Am b’ fhiach e aig a’ cheann thall? And is it worth it? Was it worth it in the end?
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.
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?
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!