Mark Pollock - Olympic Torch Relay Reward for Gold Medal Optimism

If there was a event at the Olympic Games for never giving up and always staying optimistic, then Mark Pollock would surely be the main contender for that gold medal.

Martin Murphy

6/7/2012|Updated: 10/1/2015

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Former Ireland and Manchester United midfielder Paul McGrath passing the Olympic flame to Mark Pollock, on Dublin's Macken StreeT

If there was a event at the Olympic Games for never giving up and always staying optimistic, then Mark Pollock would surely be the main contender for that gold medal.

His eternal optimism was rewarded when he was honoured by being selected to carry the Olympic torch when it was in Dublin this week.