What makes for compelling comebacks

Pearly-Thinaah celebrating after winning their group stage match against Japan – they had drawn the 'Group of Death' with badminton's top seeds, so beating everyone to get beyond the group stage was a huge accomplishment. Though the pair eventually lost out on the bronze medal, they did far better than most had expected. — AFP

Everybody loves a comeback story. It is the bread and butter of Hollywood movie plots, of characters who have fallen or been written off, only to show resilience and rise again.

Which goes to say, don’t write people off, even if it looks like the whole world has dismissed them.