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The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.
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(Natural Talent + Opportunity) Hard Work = Success
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You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
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One of the main techniques I used was focusing on the goal and visualising myself competing in the race before the race started.
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That first peak is the best place to pause and look back, to see if you took the easiest route, to learn the lessons from the first climb. And it is the best place to examine the terrain ahead, to change your plans and goals, to take a deep breath and begin climbing again.
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You learn as much from those who have failed as from those who have succeeded.
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Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best.
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The only one who can beat me is me.