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Verity Ockenden: "Don't call it a comeback"

Writing for Athletics Weekly, Verity Ockenden explores why elite sports stars dislike the term comeback when returning from extended absences due to injuries or other setbacks. Citing examples from the European Athletics Championships, Ockenden notes how competitors like Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Jazmin Sawyers navigate their physical recoveries without labeling their athletic returns as restarts, drawing a parallel to how rapper LL Cool J famously rejected the label in his 1990 track Mama Said Knock You Out.

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