Roya Karimi’s rise from child bride to bodybuilder is an incredible story of perseverance. But it might contain a lesson for us all. Is finding your passion the key to success?
From child bride to top bodybuilder
Elemental passion: Roya Karimi's rise has been meteoric as she took up bodybuilding professionally less than two years ago. Glossary
Pinnacle - The very top. Like a peak or a summit, used to describe the highest point on a mountain or a ridge.
Faze - To disturb or disconcert someone.
Adversity - Hard times or difficulties.
Perseverance - Determination and keeping going despite difficulties.
Sociologist - Someone who studies human social behaviour. Modern sociology was developed by European thinkers in the 19th century, but it is also based on the writings of African American thinkers like W. E. B. DuBois.
Innate - Present naturally.