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Isobel Mahmood
A competitor in the last Olympics, the Olympian visits Mr. Mahmood’s sports shop with a young boy, probably his son. Although Mr. Mahmood doesn’t speak to the Olympian directly, he thinks to himself that the man seems warm and good-natured, and the Olympian even signs a few autographs for customers. When Mr. Mahmood meets the Olympian’s eye however, Mr. Mahmood feels weak and turns away. With a successful athletic career and a child, the Olympian represents the future that Mr. Mahmood would have had if he hadn’t “wasted” his life, which is what he fears he has done. Mr. Mahmood’s decision to not speak with the Olympian and his inability to meet the man’s gaze suggests that Mr. Mahmood feels insecure about how his life has panned out.
The Olympian Quotes in Mrs Mahmood
The Mrs Mahmood quotes below are all either spoken by The Olympian or refer to The Olympian. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Mrs Mahmood
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At one stage he caught me looking and I turned away. I think I lost my nerve then. I don’t remember, I just felt weak. I fled into the office and sat staring at the paperwork. Half an hour may have passed. I thought I should telephone Isobel at the hospital. “Who?” she would say. “Which Olympics?”
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The Olympian Quotes in Mrs Mahmood
The Mrs Mahmood quotes below are all either spoken by The Olympian or refer to The Olympian. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Mrs Mahmood
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At one stage he caught me looking and I turned away. I think I lost my nerve then. I don’t remember, I just felt weak. I fled into the office and sat staring at the paperwork. Half an hour may have passed. I thought I should telephone Isobel at the hospital. “Who?” she would say. “Which Olympics?”
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