Motivation
People draw motivation from everywhere. In the sport of triathlon motivation can come from training partners, movies, dreams of Kona, or losing those extra pounds. Whatever your motivations are for training and racing, you still need to believe in yourself. Self doubt has no place in training or racing. When you toe the line positive thoughts should be filling your mind and your race visualizations should be unfolding. You have to believe in your training, yourself, and your abilities on that given day. The other racers are just there as pieces of the puzzle and your final time is determined by only you. You can not control who shows up to race on any particular day so do not stress yourself out with your competition. Set out to achieve your own personal goal, no excuses! Lay it all on the line and see what transpires! Here are a couple motivational videos that I have found to help me along the way. I started thinking about motivation when I recently watched The Fighter. I realized that in endurance athletics you can and need to draw motivation from everywhere; and if you are not, you are not completely utilizing your resources. Good luck at the races!
Not sure where this speech is from but it is entertaining and motivating.
This one is a little long but worth watching. I’m constantly motivated by a student that my Dad worked with through out high school whom has cerebral palsy. Although he can not work he is the one of the strongest people I know. If he had the ability to work I know he would be one of the greatest athletes in the world. Whenever I feel like I can not overcome something I think about all of the obstacles that he has to overcome on a daily basis.
This was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Log your 10,000 hours to master a skill and success will be imminent. In the sport of triathlon only the strong will continue could not be a better statement.
One of the best motivational speeches ever!
Believe in yourself and achieve your goals, only you have control of your final destiny!
