 ሼሪ እንዲህ ብላለች፦ "የቀረበልኝ ግብዣ የሚያጓጓ ነበር፤ አሠልጣኞችና አብረውኝ የሚማሩ ልጆችም ባገኘሁት ዕድል እንድጠቀም ከፍተኛ ጫና አድርገውብኝ ነበር።
"The offer was tempting," says Cherie, "and coaches and fellow students put a lot of pressure on me to accept it."