Jamaicans are still basking in the glow of yet another outstanding performance by our track and field ambassadors in an international championship, following their exploits at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro.

Eleven medals – a record-equalling six gold and a third straight golden triple by the incomparable Usain Bolt to top it off, while rising star Elaine Thompson became the first Jamaican woman to win the sprint double at an Olympic Games – are more than most of us could have asked for.

To my mind, however, one of the grittiest performances of the track and field programme was Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s bronze medal in the 100 metres, despite a painful injury to her toe that left her in tears after the semi-finals.

Forcing through pain is par for the course for all athletes, no matter what sport they participate in. But we have seen Jamaican athletes walk away from it when faced with far less discomfort.

Shelly-Ann’s valour, to me, is comparable to former West Germany football captain Franz Beckenbauer continuing to play while strapping his broken arm to his body in a 3-4 loss to Italy in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, a game that went into extra time.

Shelly-Ann then returned after getting some rest to run twice in the 4x100m, when no one could have blamed her had she decided, then and there, to call it a day.

It is demonstrations like that which we saw in Rio, and having listened to her on many interviews, why I am not overly concerned about reports of a decision to cut ties with the MVP Club after this season.

With most other athletes I would be a lot more concerned, but from what I know of Shelly, I am sure her decision to walk away from the organisation that has helped to make her one of the most successful women athletes of all times, did not come easily, neither did she make it on the spur of the moment.

Who are we to tell her what is best for her? Most of those calling for her to reconsider can only see Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as the little dynamo winning gold medals and then charming us with her smile.

They don’t see her as a human being with a great mind of her own and the ability to make decisions that she thinks would be best for her in the long run.

Mind you, leaving the MVP Club cannot be an easy move, especially for someone who has benefited greatly from the organisation that has done so much to lift the sport of track and field in Jamaica.

If she does decide to pack her bags and leave, then it means a lot more than just changing coaches, it means creating a whole new management structure that will replace what the MVP has been able to do so effortlessly for years.

It might mean a change of routine, maybe a change in the way she approaches her preparation and racing. However, the small glimpses of her mind that she permits us from time to time tell me that she is more than capable of doing anything she sets her mind to.

One of the fears many had with her leaving MVP was that very few athletes who pull the plug ever seem to get back to the heights they achieved while they trained with Stephen Francis.

However, only time will tell, as she has set the bar high enough so she would not have to ‘surpass her marks’ to be successful and win global medals.

If she does walk away from MVP and finds the right environment, given what we have seen, my bet would be on Shelly to get right back to the top in lightning fast time.