#olympic-story

"If obstacles are large, jump higher."

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

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

"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."

"Although you can’t go back in time and alter your natural level of potential, you can determine how much of that ability you tap into, exploit and develop for the future."

"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’."

"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 action that creates motivation."

"It is one thing to know what should be done, it is another to do it."

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

"Explore. Train your conscious mind and your subconscious mind to start working for you by getting those great powers to move in a new direction. Start creating your own good luck today."

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

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

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

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

"Invest your energy in the things you can control."

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

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

"Remember, if you don’t do anything – if you don’t change the way your mind works and direct your subconscious mind to create the life you want – then everything stays the same, nothing changes."

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