Stryka’s BodyBlog

One of the things that has always attracted me is the mental aspects of sports. Just what will go through Cadel Evan’s mind as he lines up for another 3 weeks of absolute torture on the bike as he lines up for the Tour de France after throwing everything he has at the race for the last two years only to come second place and also knowing that it just gets harder this year with Lance Armstrong, Floyd Landis and Alberto Contador back in the race not to mention somehow finding a way to get past the might of the CSC team with last years winner Carlos Sastre and Frank and Andy Schleck to somehow get past?

I wonder just what is currently going through his mind as he endures hours upon hours of training on the bike?

How does last years football wooden spoon team find it within themselves to get back out on the field against last years premiers? How do they put last years humiliations behind them to enact a game plan and somehow find a victory?

Finding the answer to these questions is what separates the true champions from the perenial also rans. It is the ability to put aside past failures and not them define who they are.

Sure they are bitterly disapointed but don’t dwell on it. They analyse what went wrong so they can do what any champion must do - learn from the mistakes.

Mistakes happen - that is just a part of life for if we didn’t make any mistakes then it is impossible to achieve greatness

"The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure" 

I know it is a bit corny but I will leave you with a video from Sly: Was it really your best?

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