"It was pure excitement" is how Lawerence Brittain describes the moment he and rowing partner Shaun Keeling realised they were going to win the silver medal in the Coxless Pair at the Rio Olympic Games. Fulfilling a childhood dream is exciting enough, but add to this the fact that Lawrence was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma just 2 years before the 2016 Games and you can begin to understand quite what that medal meant to him.
In this episode Lawrence talks about the importance of perspective and mindset when facing life's challenges, and what kept him focused and motivated during the dark days of his cancer treatment.
His love of life and obvious enjoyment of competing come though in all he does, and his story has valuable lessons for all of us as we face uncertain and difficult times.