Champions

Spending a lot of time around elite athletes it has been incredible to get to know them and understand what makes them tick.

With all their amazing feats of strength, power and speed its hard to not put these amazing humans on pedestals. But there is one thing they all share in common that us mere mortals can take from them that can give us a chance to do great things - They simply don’t quit.

It may sound so simple but it is one of the hardest things to do. When their friends are out having a good time, they are in the gym. When they have lost the finals after a whole year of preparation, they are back to training on Monday. When everyone around them doesn’t get why they are pushing so hard, they just do what is required to win.

I’m convinced that what makes these people champions is less about the physical and all about the mental. Having the consistency to peruse day in and day out for years and years to either reach their goals or die trying.

If it was easy to be a champion, then it wouldn’t be special. And in a world where its so easy to get distracted, the glory belongs to those that stay focused on the goal.

Here’s to all of you out there that aren’t giving up. You inspire me.

Luke