Suomi Sisu
Three more questions:
- Do you have guts?
- Do you have determination?
- Are you the type that doesn’t give up?
If this is you, then you have sisu (pronounced “C-sue”). It’s Suomi (Finnish) for guts, determination and not quitting.
While in Lahti, Finland, representing the United States at this year’s WMA Masters Track and Field World Championships, I met a Finnish couple and overheard them say, “She’s got sisu (C-sue)!”
They were talking about one of the women who was competing in the W80-84 1,500 meters. Can you comprehend that? Early 80′s, running in the Masters World Championships?
I agree, she had sisu.
Makes me wonder what I’ll have when I get older.
Tags: 2009 WMA Masters Athletics, Determination, Don't Give Up, Finland, Finnish, Guts, Helsinki, jeff noel, Lahti, Lane 8, Masters Track, Older Athletes, Over 40, Suomi, Susi, Track and Field World Championships, USATF