I was trying to perform as best as possible. I was a boy at the time, but worked well with the sickle.
Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.
Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.