#olympic-story

"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."

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

"It is action that creates motivation."

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

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

"If you have positive energy you will always attract positive outcomes."

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

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

"These are the people who will encourage you to go after your dreams and will inspire you to succeed. Stick to them like a barnacle to a rock."

"The way forward is to stop pestering yourself for answers and let it, the creative part of your mind, come up with the solution when the time is right."

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

"If you decide not to take action, you are going to fail, and even if you do take action, if you can’t keep up your motivation, you will simply end up back where you started."

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

"Look for solutions, instead of being difficult; be more thoughtful, instead of allowing anger to burn you out. Look at things from a different perspective, embrace change, look out for opportunities and you will feel much more in control."

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

"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."