#allegorical

"The only test is what you see when you look in a mirror."

"Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome."

"There are three types of people in this world. Firstly, there are people who make things happen. Then there are people who watch things happen. Lastly, there are people who ask, what happened? Which do you want to be?"

"They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game."

"Success is simply never giving in to failure - either in mind or body."

"If you are able to focus unswervingly on your goals, then all that you desire will become yours."

"When you think a positive thought, you become positive."

"The first step is the most important. It is the most crucial and the most effective as it will initiate the direction you have chosen."

"If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen."

"The thrust of continuous action is the firewood which fuels motivation."

"Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest."

"To deliver your own personal maximum, you’ll realise there are no shortcuts; if you want to be a champion it is all about rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in."

"It is true to say that the secret of a winning formula is the ability to accept that there is a vast area of unexploited potential beyond what you currently perceive to be your maximum."

"If you want to continue to be the best in the world, then you have to train and compete like you are second best in the world."