#olympic-story

"The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs."

"Trust in your own beliefs or succumb to the influence of others’."

"The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that."

"To think is good. To obsess is bad."

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

"Lucky people will focus on what’s in front of them rather than scrabbling about for what they’re searching for."

"A mind filled with negative thoughts makes you feel miserable and inadequate and will lead to failure after failure no matter how hard you try to succeed."

"Nothing could be any worse than having to turn to your friends, your colleagues and your loved ones and say –‘I gave up too soon’."

"Just identify the very first physical action you need to take, and do it."

"Act like a champion, and then become one."

"If obstacles are large, jump higher."

"Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions."

"The sprint is like life ... blink and you miss it."

"Do you want to know what one of the secrets to achieving all of your goals is? You’ve got to be committed."

"Success is a decision, not a gift."

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

"Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it’s in you."

"Like everything in life, it is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that counts."

"You can start to change your luck today. Begin believing that you can have what you desire and superior things will arrive."

"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."