Olympics-Boxing-"Lion King" inspires humble Harrington to Irish boxing gold
08-Aug-2021 08:48:22 | Yahoo Sports
Humility and quotes from the movie "The Lion King" are not qualities normally associated with boxers, but they carried Ireland's Kellie Harrington to Olympic gold in the women's lightweight division on the final day of the Games. As Harrington carried the Irish flag into the stadium at opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, she stopped her team to bow to the Japanese people to show their gratitude for the Games taking place. She swapped bowing for a serene mantra as she made it through to the gold medal bout taken from the Disney movie 'The Lion King' -- "hakuna matata", which means "there are no worries" in Swahili.
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