There lives a champion within each of us. It is you who never gives up and is ready to do what ever it takes to achieve goals you desire? The champion within you is not always at its strongest and you might even sometimes doubt if it even exists. It is there I can tell you that. You just need to find it and activate it.
How do you awaken the champion within?
I gathered three inspirational stories of how some people have risen from rags to riches after following their dreams. What can we learn from these examples?
1. Usain Bolt – the fastest man in the world
In 1996 when Usain Bolt watched the Atlanta Olympics 100 meter finals, he decided to be the fastest man in the world some day. After his decision he has spent all his time and energy training and competing.
In his twenties he was diagnosed with severe scoliosis. The doctor said that he could probably never compete again. He didn’t give up and found a way to keep his back in good condition.
In 2015 Bolt raced against Justin Gatlin in Peking Olympic Games 100m finals. The starting point was this: Gatlin was in his best ever physical condition. He had won all the competitions during the season. Bolt was not in a very good condition. He had had lots of back problems. The expectation was that Gatlin will conquer Bolt.
In the semifinals Gatlin was clearly the fastest. Bolt was close to ruining his semifinal run by almost falling in the start. He was still able to make it to the finals. Finals started well for both Gatlin and Bolt. Gatling was leading the race until 90 meters when his running broke down and Bolt got ahead of him. Bolt kept his position till the end and won the race by one hundredth of a second! His winning time was worse than Gatlin’s semifinal time but still just good enough for the victory.
What can we learn from Usain Bolt about winning?
1. Desire to win
If you want to win you need to develop a stronger will to win than any of your competitors have. If you have a strong enough will to achieve something, you’ll usually find a way to reach it.
2. Positive mental attitude
Top sprinters are competing mentally already before the race. Who is mentally the strongest, usually wins. Bolt has a great ability to control his mind and it’s really hard for anybody to beat him mentally.
3. Huge amount of work
Bolt has always been a hardcore practicer. He believes that the ability to train really hard is one of the core keys to success in sports.
4. Strong personal reason for winning
The ability to win usually requires strong personal reason for wanting to win. For someone it could be close friends or the ability to finance something important or anything. Whenever there is a strong personal reason to win or succeed, one finds great amount of unused resources to use.
2. Muhammad Ali – The Greatest
Muhammad Ali is one of the most succesful boxers in the world. He was the first one to win a boxing world championship for three times. He started boxing at the age of 12 and won his first world championship at the age of 22.
What can we learn from Muhammad Ali about winning?
1. Suffer now – celebrate later
Work hard for your future. Don’t wait for quick wins and never give up. Suffer now and celebrate later as a champion.
2. Winning is mental work
Winners are not made in the gym. It happens inside of one’s head. If you really want to win, you need have a burning desire to win, big dreams and a bright vision of where you want to be heading.
3. Positive affirmations generate belief
Ali was well known of how he shouted his affirmations before entering the boxing ring. His most well known affirmations were: ”Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Nobody can beat Mohammad Ali.” and ”I am the greatest of all time.” People thought he was arrogant because of shouting these affirmations. Later he revealed that he repeated them only for himself because he was so afraid of entering the boxing ring. By repeating those affirmations he made himself the winning mindset.
4. Goals
Set yourself high goals and stick with them. Goals are the greatest source of energy.
5. Visualize yourself winning
Visualize the victory. Many times human mind is full of fears and doubts. A competitive advantage of Ali was his ability to prepare for a victory, not the loss.
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