persevered

“It’s amazing how she’s persevered on the field, the court and in the classroom,” Bobich said.

"University interviews are stressful for students on the best of times... They have persevered because this is how they are working to build their future at a time when their future is being slowly destroyed."

Her postgraduate research on traditional plants was also tricky as there was no literature about them, but she persevered and now works with the government to promote them for food security.

"I really persevered through some emotionally difficult moments, and to hold myself together and not slam clubs and throw things like I wanted to, I was proud of myself."

But he persevered through the losing and a series of foot injuries caused by a running style in which his heels would hit the ground before his toes.