When British hurdler Tasha Danvers-Smith decided that the life of her child was more important than competing in the 2004 summer Olympics in Athens she was ridiculed and told that her Olympic dreams would be destroyed. Not only did Danvers-Smith make it to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but on Aug. 20, she ran her personal best in the 400 meter hurdles and took home the bronze medal. Oh ya, and she has a three year old boy at home who has probably enriched her life more than any Olympic medal ever will.

h/t: Life News