This has been posted many places around the web, but a good friend reminded me about it the other day.
Jerry Heidenreich was a four time Olympic medalist, with two of them gold, so his words certainly carry some weight. You can read more about Jerry here.
It’s a great list from a great swimmer. Read and learn.
Man it’s GREAT to win! It’s what we work for, what we spend our time training for, what we dream of at night trying to get to sleep, and, basically, as an athlete, what we live for. Once achieved, the typical reaction is a HUGE celebration with fists raised in the air, a loud yell, and a smile from ear to ear.
It’s always amazing to me, as a coach, that even when we all know something is good, certain people refuse to practice it daily.
Yep, it happens to the best of us (and me). The other day, I was giving some kids I work with a practice, and about half-way through, one looks up to me and says, “Are we doing this again?”
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